A 28-year-old Winnipeg man is facing a number of charges related to child pornography after Australian police told investigators in Winnipeg about a case they were working on.
Winnipeg’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit used the information gathered by Australian authorities and continued the investigation in Winnipeg. Investigators uncovered evidence that between January and August 2017 a six-year-old child victim was sexually assaulted in an East Kildonan home. Images of the sexual assaults were shared online with various users of a messaging application.
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Police say that the information they received after the arrest of a male in Australia was critical to identifying a suspect in Winnipeg.
On Friday, August 25, 2017, the ICE unit located the victim in the images and the suspect at a home in East Kildonan. Police executed a warrant and seized a number of electronic devices.
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The 28-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with a number offences for his alleged involvement including, Possession of Child Pornography, Invitation to Sexual Touching, Makes, Prints, Publishes or Possess for the Purpose of Publication any Child Pornography – – Imports, Distributes, Sells or Possession for the Purpose of Distribution or Sale any Child Pornography, Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference
The male suspect was detained in custody.
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