PEIA Charlottetown man will spend the next four and a half years in a federal prison after he used the social media platform TikTok to lure underage girls to his Charlottetown home and sexually assaulted one of them.Darrel Edison ‘Eddie’ Worth pleaded guilty to 5 charges in JuneNicola MacLeod · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2025 2:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 17P.E.I. man who used TikTok to lure underage girls for sex going to prisonDarrel Edison ‘Eddie’ Worth has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his sexual abuse of two 14-year-old girls. He sexually assaulted one of the girls before she was picked up by police, and then continued trying to assault her friend. CBC’s Nicola MacLeod has the story.A Charlottetown man will spend the next four and a half years in a federal prison after he used the social media platform TikTok to lure underage girls to his Charlottetown home and sexually assaulted one of them.Darrel Edison Worth, 24, pleaded guilty to five charges in June, but he first came on police radar last winter when officers were looking for three girls from Summerside on a wellness check and found them at Worth’s Charlottetown home. The court had previously heard Worth had sex with one of the girls that night — which is a crime, as a 14-year-old girl cannot consent to sex with an adult — and then continued messaging one of the other girls after, telling her he wanted to have sex with her too.The Crown said it arrived at a “negotiated settlement” with Worth’s lawyer: 30 months in prison for the sexual assault and then a further 12 months in jail for luring each of the girls for a total of 54 months in prison.”We are very concerned with the prevalence of sexual violence against children,” Crown prosecutor John Diamond told the court on Monday, noting there’s been a “fairly significant” rise in these types of crimes over the last decade in Canada.”Unfortunately we are seeing the internet, social media, being used for various criminal offences involving children, whether it be child-luring or child pornography.”Worth was also sentenced to 12 months for making sexually explicit material available to a child and another 12 months for making arrangements to commit a sexual offence against a child. He’ll be able to serve those two years at the same time as his sexual assault sentence. ‘How old r u’Worth’s pre-sentence report outlined some of the difficulties he’s faced in his life, mainly housing instability and insecurity stemming from both of his parents struggling with addiction while he was growing up. His mother died from a drug overdose this summer. Worth’s lawyer described the details as “very sad” and said Worth also has ongoing mental health issues. Worth, left, pictured alongside his lawyer Simon Frizzell in June, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for sexual assault and a further 12 months in jail for luring each of the girls, for a total of 54 months in prison. (Nicola MacLeod/CBC)He said his client has also faced social repercussions since his crimes of child sex abuse were made public. He said Worth has lost all of his friends and had to quit his job at a grocery store out of embarrassment. Worth chose not to speak at his sentencing, but his lawyer said he is “very ashamed” of what he did.”He feels relieved that we are finally here, we are finally getting this resolved,” Simon Frizzell told the court during Worth’s sentencing.”He is deeply remorseful, he understands that it was wrong. He is here to take the sentence that was given to him. He sees this as a fresh restart for his life.”Frizzell told the court Worth did not believe he was sexually attracted to children, while the author of his pre-sentence report noted Worth did not know how old the girls were. Diamond asked to have the latter bit struck from the record, as TikTok messages filed in court showed that Worth was aware.”How old r u,” Worth wrote to one of the girls the day before he picked them up in Summerside and drove them to his house.”14,” the girl replied.”Damn ur hot asf,” Worth wrote back. He told the girl he was 20, though he was actually 23. The two also discussed the girls’ boyfriend, her curfew, sneaking out and logistics of how he would pick them up.Worth also resumed messaging the girl after he sexually assaulted her friend and police retrieved them on the wellness check. Worth asked the girl what they told the police and told her he still wanted to have sex with her.”Could’ve been worse I almost answered the door. Anyway. We should do shit,” Worth wrote. ‘Reprehensible’ crimesOnly one of the two girls submitted a victim impact statement.It was read by the judge, Crown, and defense, but the contents are confidential and it was not read in court. Supreme Court Justice Sophie MacDonald accepted Diamond and Frizzell’s joint sentencing proposal and kept her comments short. “The conduct here was reprehensible. My hope is that you will take advantage of the programs that are offered to you while you are incarcerated,” she said.”The only way to take a different path forward is to take advantage of those services which will hopefully address some of those more underlying issues.”Upon being released from prison, Worth will be a registered sex offender 20 years and he won’t be allowed to go near places where children gather, like parks or swimming pools. MacDonald also ruled that Worth will have to forfeit his iPhone and Macbook that were seized by police — and he won’t get them back even when he’s released from prison. There are resources and supports available to anyone who has experienced sexual violence: Victim Services P.E.I. / Queens and Kings County: 902-368-4582; Prince County: 902-888-8218 Rise P.E.I. / Phone or text: 902-218-6143 P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre / Call: 902-368-8055 or 1-888-368-8055 Here is a list of sexual assault centres, crisis lines and support services elsewhere in Canada. ABOUT THE AUTHORNicola is a reporter and producer for CBC News in Prince Edward Island. She regularly covers the criminal justice system and also hosted the CBC podcast Good Question P.E.I. She grew up on the Island and is a graduate of St. Thomas University’s journalism program. Got a story? Email nicola.macleod@cbc.caNicola MacLeod on X
P.E.I. man to spend 4.5 years in prison for luring teen girls on TikTok
