Alliston’s Jared Nolan enters plea
The former manager of corporate communications at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston has pleaded guilty to luring a child over the internet in a Bradford court Friday July 13.
Jared Nolan, 36, of Alliston stood dressed in a suit and tie in front of the judge and pleaded guilty to one count of luring a child over the internet for the purposes of obtaining child pornography.
Nolan was arrested Nov. 16, 2016, after the father of a high school girl noticed his daughter was engaged in online sexual conversations with Nolan.
The teen was 16 when she applied for a high school co-op position at the hospital and said she was planning to take nursing in college.
She did not hear back from the hospital, but Nolan, who held his position at the hospital for two years, messaged her privately on Facebook and told her he could help her, court heard.
Over months their conversations became more friendly and eventually became sexual, court heard. Nolan sent her $250 in gift cards for her 17th birthday. Later he offered her money to send him nude pictures of herself. She did, but he then refused to pay her. He also sent her a photo of his penis.
After her father called police. A search of Nolan’s computer turned up 50 images and five videos of child pornography, showing young teens in various sexual acts, court heard.
Through their investigation, police uncovered further computer evidence and allege Nolan had been similarly involved with at least three other teens – one in Ireland, one in England and one in Waterloo, Ont. Those charges are expected to be dropped at the sentencing hearing which is set for December.