A 21-year-old man from Smiths Cove, N.S., is facing child porn charges after police received information that a girl from Wisconsin was being exploited online.
Nova Scotia RCMP say they were directed to the suspect’s home after being contacted by the Walworth County Sherriff’s Office in Wisconsin.
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Mounties were told the parents of a 12-year-old told authorities that their daughter was being exploited online.
Officers in both Canada and the United States were able to determine the suspect lived in Smiths Cove.
As a result of the investigation, the RCMP’s ICE Unit searched the Smiths Cove home on Wednesday.
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Patrick Thibault was arrested at the scene and charged with luring a child, sexual exploitation of a young person and possession of child pornography.
He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on June 26.
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