In March of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began a proactive investigation to target people in our community who use the Internet to connect and meet with children for a sexual purpose.
Over a five-month period, a male suspect used the Internet to converse with an undercover detective who he believed was a female under 16 years of age.
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, the suspect attended a pre-arranged location to meet the female under 16 years of age. Detectives from the Internet Child Exploitation Unit and the Technological Crimes Unit were waiting for his arrival and placed him under arrest.
Marco IASCI, a 50-year-old resident of Lincoln, faces the following Criminal Code charges:
Luring a child via telecommunication to facilitate the offence of Sexual Interference
Detectives have reason to believe that Marco IASCI was using online platforms with the username “Justinn3232 or Justinn3838” to commit offences against other children on the Internet. If you have information relating to this person, please contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111.
IASCI remains in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing on July 17, 2025, via video link to the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, located at 59 Church Street in St. Catharines.
“This arrest showcases the dedication of our members in ensuring some of the most vulnerable members of our community are protected, sending a strong message that the predatory behaviours associated with using the Internet to lure children for a sexual purpose will not be tolerated in Niagara.”
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The Niagara Regional Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet and conducts investigations into Internet Child Exploitation Offences in partnership with Ontario Police Services and International Partners. This investigative initiative has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.
Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest.
Incident #25-29511