Marcus Bourke News Today

The seven-year sentence for Marcus Bourke, who was convicted of child luring and child pornography, stands in contrast to manslaughter sentences, which have been shorter in recent N.W.T. cases. Mandatory minimum sentences played a role.

Marcus Bourke, 25 from Fort Smith, N.W.T., has been sentenced to seven years in prison for impersonating child stars on social media and luring children as young as four into sending intimate photos.

From 2016 to 2018, a man in Fort Smith, N.W.T., used social media to impersonate teen internet stars and lured dozens of children from across the world into sending him nude photos of themselves.