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Manitoba soldier faces child-porn charges

A CFB Shilo soldier faces child-porn charges. Canadian Forces file photo

OTTAWA – A soldier at a base in Manitoba has been charged with possessing, accessing and making available child pornography.

The Canadian Forces Investigation Service, a unit within the Canadian Forces military police, laid the charges Tuesday.

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Bombardier Roger Sylvester, who is 24 and based at CFB Shilo, is also charged with improper storage of a firearm.

The investigation was conducted by the service as well as other law enforcement agencies in Manitoba.

It’s not known when Sylvester will be in court.

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