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 (CSAM) on the social media platform, Kik Messenger.
In January 2025, as part an ongoing investigation, members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service ICE unit, executed a Criminal Code Search warrant at the residence of a 41-year-old male from Chatham-Kent, where several electronic devices were seized during a search of the home.
Following an analysis of the seized devices, police allege that the man was also purchasing CSAM through various means online.
On July 29, 2025, the individual was charged with Possession of Child Pornography, Accessing Child Pornography and Making Child Pornography (in written formant). He was arrested and remains in custody pending a bail hearing. The investigation is ongoing.
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.