Calgary man charged after allegedly flashing and propositioning teen at recreation centre
![Calvin Edwin Oatway charged Calvin Edwin Oatway, 64, of Calgary is charged with one count of commodification of sexual services from a person under the age of 18 and one count of committing an indecent act.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/5/22/calvin-edwin-oatway-charged-1-6896309-1716392860678.jpg)
Calgary police have laid charges in an incident in the community of Huntington Hills that saw a man proposition a teen for sex.
Police say the victim was in the men's changing room at the Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre on May 5 when he was approached by a stranger who made "unwanted comments that were sexual in nature" while exposing himself.
The victim didn't engage with the man and left the change room.
"The suspect also exited the change room, and while sitting in a common area of the recreation centre, once again made unwanted sexual comments to the victim as he walked by," police said in a news release.
On Wednesday, police announced Calvin Edwin Oatway of Calgary, 64, has been charged with one count of commodification of sexual services from a person under the age of 18 and one count of committing an indecent act.
He is scheduled to appear in court on July 19.
A GoFundMe account from Oatway, created in September 2023, asks for donations to help him publish a book about his “raw true life story.”
Oatway, who says in the GoFundMe he lived and worked overseas for 28 years, says the book will include “what really happens behind the scenes in hotels. Including my sexual true life adventures.”
As of Wednesday, six donations had been made.Anyone with information on the incident in which Oatway is charged is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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