Police say a man is facing multiple child pornography-related charges after an arrest last week.
Police say that officers searched a residence in Dartmouth after receiving information from the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre (NCECC) that a person from Halifax had been downloading explicit images of children online.
Investigators seized a number of electronic devices as part of their search.
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A forensic analysis of the electronics is expected to be conducted as part of the investigation.
A 38-year-old man was arrested at the home.
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The Dartmouth man is facing one count each of distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography, police said.
He’s scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to formally answer the charges.
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