More charges approved in Surrey attempted child abduction

Published 10:03 am Friday, October 23, 2026

By Tricia Leslie/Peace Arch News

A man who was previously charged and arrested in an attempted abduction of a child investigation in June 2026 has been charged with another Criminal Code offence.

Liam Robert Dobbs-Morency, 22, was arrested by Surrey Police Service officers on June 13 and charged with with one count of abduction of a person under 14 years of age, and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, SPS said in a release.

After his arrest, SPS’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) officers started an investigation into reports of the suspect possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation materials (CSAEM), the release shared.

On Monday (Oct. 19), Dobbs-Morency was charged with one count of possession of CSAEM. He has been in custody since his arrest in June, and has since been detained by the court, SPS said.