Durham Police yesterday said a 61-year-old male from Oshawa is facing child pornography charges after police executed a search warrant.
In March, members of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) began an investigation involving an Oshawa male who was sharing child pornography on the Internet. During the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 24, members of the ICE Unit along with members of FIS and Technical Services, executed a search warrant on Malaga Road in Oshawa, said a police statement.
As a result of the search warrant, a 61-year-old male was taken into custody and is facing charges. During the search warrant officers seized 17 electronic devices from the accused.
The suspect of Oshawa has been charged with Possession of Child Pornography and Make Available Child Pornography.
Name and full details available at www.drps.ca.
The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) acknowledged the assistance of the Canadian National and Ontario Provincial Strategies to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet. This project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.
Anyone with new information that could help investigators is asked to contact D/Cst. Pogson of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit at 905-579-1520 x 5544.
For more information on DRPS ICE unit and resources that are available visit website.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspects and not convicted, and
2. Sometimes charges are dropped or amended.