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Ottawa police charge Carlington man, 27, with distributing child porn

The Ottawa Police Service will see its budget rise by $11.5 million in 2022. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

The Ottawa Police Service said Wednesday that a months-long investigation into a Carlington man has yielded child pornography charges.

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The OPS internet child exploitation unit launched an investigation in July and uncovered that child pornography had been distributed out of a home in the 1000 block of Mayview Avenue.

On Tuesday, police executed a search warrant at the residence and arrested a 27-year-old man.

Patrick Hobson is facing charges of unlawfully accessing and distributing child pornography.

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The accused was due in court on Wednesday.

Police said the investigation is ongoing and further charges could be laid.

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