Peachland reporter charged with child porn

PEACHLAND – A long time reporter with the Peachland community newspaper is making news himself and it’s not a good news story.

David Andrew Preston has been charged with three child porn offenses, including making or publishing child pornography and importing or distributing the illegal material.

Police executed a search warrant at Preston’s Peachland home in June to seize computer equipment.

They were acting on information allegedly obtained by an on-line undercover RCMP officer with the Integrated Child Exploitation Unit going by the name Honey Hot Pot who claimed to be a 33 year old single mom with two young children.

Preston makes his initial court appearance early next month.

He is no longer employed by the Peachland View newspaper.

Preston was also the founder of http://www.peachlandnews.com

He recently signed off from the online newspaper, citing personal reasons.