NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE POLICE SERVICE
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On Monday, June 11, 2018, members of the Barrie Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit arrested a 36-year-old Barrie man following a lengthy child pornography investigation.
In October of 2016, investigators received a tip concerning the uploading of child pornography, which had been uploaded from Skype. A lengthy investigation by the Barrie Police ICE Unit, along with OPP Tech Crime, led to the execution of a search warrant and the seizure of several devices, which were forensically analyzed.
The accused has been charged with:
- Word of child pornography x3
- Distributing child pornography x2
- Sexual interference x2
- Sexual assault x2
- Accessing child pornography
The accused male is scheduled to appear in a Barrie Court of Justice on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 to answer to his charges.
The Barrie Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit is a partner within Ontario’s Provincial Strategy to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet. This project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
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