Greater Sudbury Police arrested and charged a 19-year-old Sudbury man for possession and distribution of child pornography on Jan. 16.
In December of 2017, the GSPS Cybercrime Unit received information from the Quebec Provincial Police that a man from Greater Sudbury had possessed and distributed images of a 16-year-old girl from Quebec.
On Jan. 16 the Cybercrime Unit with assistance from the Integrated Crime Team and Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Greater Sudbury.
Computer devices and cell phones were seized during the execution of the search warrant and images of the 16-year-old victim were recovered during a preliminary forensic review of the devices.
Investigators also found 88 grams of marijuana, 20 grams of cannabis oil and eight oxycodone pills with a street value of $1,100, as well as scales, packaging material and $630 in cash.
A 19-year old man from Greater Sudbury was arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Distribution of Child Pornography
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (three counts)
He remains in police custody and will be attending bail court on Jan. 17.
A 40-year old man from Greater Sudbury was arrested and charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was also released on a promise to appear.
Greater Sudbury Police have requested an arrest warrant for a 51-year old man from Greater Sudbury for the three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking as part of this investigation.
"The names of those arrested and charged, as well as the name of the individual that police have requested an arrest warrant for cannot be released at this time, as the arrests were made/arrest warrant requested this morning and the information has yet to be sworn to/approved by a Justice of the Peace," said a GSPS news release.
