A North Vancouver man who spent years volunteering with kids is facing charges for attempting to lure an underage girl.
Police arrested Victor Overfield, 27, on Dec. 19 last year after a Surrey girl informed them he had been contacting her through text messages and emails, according to Cpl. Bert Paquet, Surrey RCMP spokesman.
He’s now charged with one count of invitation to sexual touching and one count of luring a minor under 16.
Overfield volunteered with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets in North Vancouver from 2007 to 2012, and with the Navy League Cadets in Vancouver from 2012 until his arrest in 2014, according to police.
Overfield and the alleged victim had met, although never for sexual purposes, Paquet said.
Investigators decided to issue a news release about the case on Friday to “potentially identify victims” police may not know about.
“We don’t believe it is likely but, through the steps of the investigation, our officers identified the fact there might be others and because of that, we are making that appeal — not only for potential victims but also anyone with information that could assist the one case where charges are laid,” Paquet said.
Overfield is currently out on bail with conditions that he not contact his alleged victim or any other young people. His next court date is March 13 in Surrey.
The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp Lonsdale 105 in North Vancouver did not have anyone available for comment on Friday afternoon.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.
