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A Calgary man has been charged with propositioning a teenager

Calgary police have charged a man who allegedly exposed himself to a teenager in a locker room at a northwest recreation center earlier this month.

Investigators say the victim was at Thornhill Aquatic and Recreation Center on Sunday, May 5, when he was approached by a stranger while using the changing room.

According to the police, the man made several unwanted sexual comments and exposed himself in front of the teenager.

The victim did not interact with the man and left the locker room shortly after the interaction.

According to police, the suspect also left the locker room, sat in the common area of ​​the recreation center, and made further sexual comments to the victim as he passed by.

Investigators say the teenager told her mother about the relationship with the man and reported the incident to police.


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Police then released security camera footage and appealed to the public to identify the man.

Tips from the public eventually led to the man being identified as 64-year-old Calvin Edwin Oatway.

He is charged with one count of procuring sexual services from a person under the age of 18 and one count of lewd conduct.

Oatway is no longer allowed to visit Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre.

He will appear in court on Friday, July 19.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact police by calling 403-266-1234 or sending an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers.

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