TIMMINS -- As a result of an investigation that Timmins police say began in 2018, a 61-year-old local man has been charged with child pornography-related offences.
According to police, a matter reported to Timmins Police Service in late 2018 led to an "intensive investigation" by the E-Crime Section. Based on the results, a search warrant was executed in October 2019 at a Chenier Street residence, where officials say a significant amount of electronic equipment was seized as evidence and subjected to forensic analysis.
"Based on the eventual outcome of this analysis, completed to a large degree by the OPP's (Ontario Provincial Police) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, a significant amount of child porn videos and images were located," says Marc Depatie, corporate communications coordinator for the Timmins Police Service.
He says the seized items remain in police custody to be used as evidence at trial, which has yet to be scheduled.
On Tuesday, a 61-year-old Timmins man was arrested and criminally charged with:
Possession of Child Pornography
Import, Distribute, Sell or Possess Child Pornography for the Purpose of Distribution contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
