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A child luring charge against a former B.C. school principal has been stayed.

Jason Obert, 38, was the target of a Creep Catchers sting in Abbotsford in October.

"Given the evidentiary challenges posed by the manner in which the evidence was obtained the Crown concluded that it was appropriate and not inconsistent with the public interest to resolve the matter by way of … recognizance," Crown prosecutor Dan McLaughlin told CTV.

Obert, who previously worked at Windebank Elementary School in Mission, has been released on a nine-month peace bond that includes conditions restricting contact with young people.

Creep Catchers claimed he had tried meeting a 14-year-old for sex.

– with files from CTV Vancouver