Man facing child pornography charges in Meadow Lake, Sask.

A 58-year-old man is facing child porn charges in Meadow Lake, Sask.

Members of the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit along with the help of Meadow Lake RCMP searched a home in the city on April 30.

Police said the search stemmed from an investigation into the sharing of child pornography on a popular social media application in January 2019.

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Shawn Timothy Sullivan, 58, was subsequently charged with possessing and making child pornography available.

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He is expected to appear in Meadow Lake provincial court on May 27.

The Saskatchewan ICE unit is comprised of investigators with a mandate to investigate crimes involving the abuse and exploitation of children on the Web.

Meadow Lake is approximately 255 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.