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Guelph man charged in child pornography investigation

Stephen Sauer, director of Cybertip.ca, which is operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, explains the forms child cyber exploitation can take – May 9, 2020

Guelph police say a 52-year-old man is facing charges in connection with a child pornography investigation.

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Officers carried out a search warrant on Wednesday at an address in the area of Edinburgh Road and Wellington Street, police said in a news release.

The service reported that officers in its Internet Child Exploitation and Technological Crimes units seized evidence and arrested the man who lives at the home.

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He is charged with possessing child pornography, distributing child pornography and accessing child pornography.

The accused, who has not been identified, will make a court appearance on Sept. 3.

Police are also urging residents to report concerns about children being victimized online to cybertip.ca.

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The site is operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection and is Canada’s largest tip line for reporting online sexual exploitation of children.

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