Durham College employee accused of luring 2 young girls on Snapchat, Reddit

Manu Sugunakumar, 23, was arrested by Internet Child Exploitation Unit in 2026

A 23-year-old man has been arrested following allegations that he lured two young girls through social media and solicited child sexual abuse material.

Durham Regional Police say members of the Child Exploitation Unit launched an investigation in late 2025 after receiving information that the man had allegedly communicated with a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl through social media platforms Reddit and Snapchat.

According to police, the suspect used Reddit and Snapchat to communicate with the victims under the usernames “DeliveryNormal7189” and “manu041.01” to persuade them to send child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

In 2026, police executed a search warrant at the suspect’s residence in Whitby.

During the raid, police arrested the suspect, who was identified as Manu Sugunakumar of Whitby and seized several electronic devices.

Sugunakumar was charged with numerous offences, including two counts of luring a person under 16 to facilitate sexual assault, three counts of luring a person under 18 to facilitate the making of child sexual abuse material, one count of luring a person under 16 to facilitate invitation to sexual touching, and one count of publishing an intimate image without consent.

Police say Sugunakumar is employed by Durham College. The college has not confirmed whether he remains employed there following his arrest.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Regional Police.