CK24060895 – Child Sexual Abuse Material, Chatham-Kent man arrested
In November of 2024, the Chatham-Kent Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) received information from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children that a Chatham-Kent resident was sharing child sexual abuse material on the social media platform Snapchat.
On November 27th, 2024, as part this on-going investigation, members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service ICE unit executed a Criminal Code Search warrant in Blenheim. Several electronic devices were seized during a search of the residence.
Through analysis of devices seized from the residence, police believe that the man was communicating with several child victims via social media applications including Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and Discord.
On Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, the 28-year-old Chatham-Kent man was charged with Possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography, making child pornography available and luring a person under the age of 18.
The man was held in custody pending a bail hearing and the investigation is continuing.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet and conducts investigations into Internet Child Exploitation Offences in partnership with numerous Ontario Police Services and law enforcement agencies around the world. The investigations conducted by the Chatham-Kent Police Service ICE unit are made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.
For media inquiries regarding the work conducted by members of the Provincial Strategy and its role to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet, please contact the Provincial Strategy Coordinator – Detective Staff Sergeant Tim Brown of the Ontario Provincial Police at 705-238-1820 or timothy.brown@opp.ca
