The Espanola man charged with 70 offenses involving young boys will have his preliminary hearing beginning July 6th in Espanola. Paul McColeman was arrested last year and charged with numerous offenses including luring children, sexual interference and indecent exposure. From 2006 to last year a man met young boys aged 12 to 16 over the internet. So far police have identified 20 young men who came into contact with the accused. The internet luring case is considered one of the largest of its kind in Ontario policing history.
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Preliminary hearing date set for McColeman

Rocco Frangione
I've been a broadcast journalist for three-plus decades in Northern Ontario. I'm a graduate of Algonquin College's radio and television arts program and prior to that, an honours grad from Carleton University's philosophy program.
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