A man from Cavan Monaghan Township, Ont., faces an additional 10 child pornography-related charges as part of an ongoing investigation by Peterborough police.
According to the Peterborough Police Service’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit, the investigation led to the arrest of Christopher O’Hara, 32, of Fraserville, on Tuesday.
Police say he was additionally charged with the following offences:
- four counts of distribution of child pornography
- making child pornography
- possession of child pornography
- luring a child under 18 years old to possess child pornography
- luring a child under 16 years old to commit invitation to sexual touching
- sexual Interference
- sexual Assault
He was held in custody and will appear in court for a bail hearing on Tuesday, police said.
O’Hara was arrested in early June 2020 as part of an investigation and was charged with luring a person under 18 years of age by means of telecommunication, making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16 years of age, and importing, distributing, selling or possessionof child pornography for the purpose of distribution or sale.
Then in late June 2020, he was additionally charged following an investigation into alleged historical sexual assaults. O’Hara was charged with sexual assault of a person under 16 years of age, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.
The Peterborough Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet. The project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.