Former cop charged in Internet luring dies

A former police detective who was charged with luring a child over the Internet earlier this week has died.

Doug Bronson, 51, was found dead in his home in Peterborough, Ont., police said Friday.

A coroner has been called in to investigate what police describe was a sudden death.

On Tuesday, police arrested Bronson in Durham Region after he reportedly set up a meeting with an undercover officer that he thought was a girl.

They seized thumb drives, hard disks and other items from his home.

Bronson, who resigned from the force in 1998, appeared in a Lindsay court on Wednesday to face charges of luring a child via a computer, sexual exploitation and invitation to sexual touching of a person under 16 years of age.

The Kawartha Lakes OPP say they had been investigating him since January after the family of a Lindsay girl called police about a man having an inappropriate conversation with her.

With files from The Canadian Press

Top Stories

Top Stories

Most Watched Today