Imesh Ratnayake, 23, was in Edmonton Court of King’s Bench Tuesday to plead guilty to 11 of the 37 counts he faced for luring, sexually abusing and extorting eight girls in a small community near Edmonton.

Ratnayake, who appeared by video from the Edmonton Remand Centre, listened quietly as Crown prosecutor Stephanie Morton read a 28-page agreed statement of facts detailing his crimes.

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She described how Ratnayake met the girls on Snapchat and offered to buy them disposable vape pens in exchange for sex acts. In one case, he met two of the girls in person — one of whom was 11 — and filmed them while they performed sex acts on him in his car.

Ratnayake then shared the videos with other girls, including their classmates, who he also propositioned. In the spring of 2022, one of the girl’s classmates texted her the video. The girl was “immediately humiliated,” Morton said. The clip was shared so widely in the school community that administrators caught wind, leading a counsellor to report the video to police.

Ratnayake — who lived with his parents in southwest Edmonton — was charged and subsequently investigated by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit. He was granted bail but later had his release revoked. He has been in jail since December 2022.

Police initially said they found images on Ratnayake’s devices depicting “upwards of potentially 100” unidentified victims of child luring and sexual assault.

The charges Ratnayake admitted include extortion, making and transmitting child porn, child luring and two counts of sexual interference.

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In another of the cases, Ratnayake asked to befriend a 13-year-old victim on Snapchat, which automatically deletes posts after a short time. He claimed to be 16 years old when he was in fact 20. He asked her for naked pictures, and the girl agreed. Ratnayake then took screenshots of the images and told the girl he would share them if she didn’t send more.

Ratnayake also sent the victim the video he took of the girls in the car, who the victim recognized as classmates. He threatened to rape her if she didn’t agree to his demands, including sending him the names of classmates. She relented and sent him the usernames of six or seven girls aged 13-15 before blocking his username.

In some cases, girls would block Ratnayake’s username, only for him to message again from another handle.

David Phillips, Ratnayake’s lawyer, told Justice James Neilson he is seeking two expert reports on his client before sentencing later this fall. Sentencing has been scheduled for Nov. 15.

Ratnayake’s guilty plea frees up seven weeks of court time originally set aside for the trial.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/cri...as-young-as-11

wtf Canada, even these laws are cucked
Never heard of sexual interference before. How do you know what the intent was? Impossible to prove

Sick fuk needs a bullet to the head. The fathers of the girls should’ve served him some street justice

Damn Edmonton got the best player in the NHL and those goobers are already throwing in the towel, eh.

i think its hilarious u talking **** about AshWar. u wouldnt say this **** to him at lan, hes jacked. not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. yall are pathetic lol

i knew it.
fuk him
asswar.

get the p3do vigilantes

Pwned

Wtf, so an 11 year old was willing to do sex acts in exchange for a vape pen? This generation is doomed.

Just gimme the porn mags genie

Just publicly burn the kunt and move on society.

ped0s pick vulnerable victims
Probably not a indicator of the generation

Can't wait for this SICK **** to get raped in prison. Absolutely disgusting.