A 23-year-old Portugal Cove-St. Philips man, who is already before the courts, has once again been arrested and charged with child luring and extortion as part of a joint investigation into online child exploitation.

William Vey was arrested and charged after a search warrant was conducted on a home in the town on Wednesday.

The RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit seized a number of items at that time.

Vey is charged with child luring, extortion and failing to comply with a release order.

He is already before the court in relation to charges laid in April of 2023 stemming from a separate joint investigation into online child exploitation.

He is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday on the latest charges against him, and has another court date set for January 13th on the original charges.

Police say the investigations are continuing.