Edmonton based soldier cleared of child pornography charges

Editor’s note: This story was originally published June 15, 2012, and was updated June 20, 2017, after Global News was made aware that Master Corporal Clayton Holloway was found not guilty after a trial. 

A soldier from CFB Edmonton who was facing child pornography charges after images were discovered on a computer in Afghanistan was found not guilty at trial.

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In June 2012, the Canadian Forces military police charged Master Corporal Clayton Holloway with one count of possession of child pornography and one count of accessing child pornography.

In a news release, the Canadian Forces said the alleged material was found on Holloway’s personal computer while he was serving in Afghanistan. He was immediately sent back to Canada.

“The possession of child pornography is illegal and unacceptable,” Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Delaney, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, said in the release. “These are serious crimes and any incidents of this nature involving CF members, DND employees, or that occur on Defence establishments will be investigated to the fullest extent.”

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