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Vernon man jailed for possessing child pornography

VERNON – The Canada-wide child exploitation investigation was code-named Operation Snapshot 3.

A Vernon man was snared in the operation and he has now been sentenced after pleading guilty in May to possessing child pornography.

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Rylan Keith Sandberg, 46, was handed a 90 day jail term to be served intermittently and 18 months probation.

Sandberg must also submit a DNA sample and pay a $100 victim surcharge fee.

The investigation that began in early 2014 resulted in more than a million child porn pictures and videos being seized with some involving infants.

About 150 arrests were made across the country.

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