Woodstock man accused of online luring
Jason Kuhndel, 19, also charged with plying minor with sexually explicit material
A Woodstock man stands accused of online sex crimes involving a minor in Fredericton earlier this year, and he’s due to elect mode of trial and enter pleas next month.
Jason Kuhndel, 19, of Broadway Street of Woodstock, was scheduled to make his first appearance in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday on charges of making sexually explicit material available to a minor to facilitate a child-pornography offence and luring a minor online, also in an effort to commit a child-pornography crime.
The charges allege events at Fredericton between Jan. 1 and March 30.
He wasn’t present for Wednesday’s proceedings, but Fredericton defence lawyer Patrick Hurley appeared on his behalf.
He said the defence has yet to receive disclosure of the Crown file and asked for an adjournment.
Judge Cameron Gunn set the case over to Dec. 27 for election of mode of trial and pleas.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.