A Winnipeg man is facing child pornography charges after local investigators got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States.
Police say a Winnipeg man originally uploaded eight videos of girls between the ages of five and 11 in February.
They say the same man shared the videos on a social media app in September, which caught the attention of the app’s administrators, who contacted the U.S.-based child safety advocate.
The man’s IP address was traced to a home in Winnipeg’s Norwood West neighbourhood, which was raided by local police last month.
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On Thursday police announced charges have been laid against John Edward Machowski, 32.
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Machowski is charged with possession and importation of child pornography.
He has been released from custody on a recognizance.
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