A 55-year-old Toronto man has been charged in connection with a child pornography investigation, police say.
Toronto police said on April 20, officers executed a search warrant in the Coxwell Avenue and Danforth Road area.
Police allege that during the search, a “quantity of child sexual abuse material was located and seized.”
The force said 55-year-old Richard Burdett from Toronto was arrested.
Police said he was charged with luring a child under 18-years-old, possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography, making child pornography and making child pornography available.
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Police said Burdett was also allegedly using the usernames “fstopvox” and “F_Stop_Fitzgerald” on social media.
According to police, on Thursday, several new charges were added.
The force said Burdett was charged with four counts of luring a child under 18, two counts of sexual exploitation, making child pornography, two counts of possessing child pornography and two counts of accessing child pornography.
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He appeared in court on Thursday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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