CJOB's John Copsey reporting
8/26/2008
Winnipeg Police have charged a 22-year-old man with several child sex abuse offences following an investigation regarding the importing and distribution of child abuse images.
Members of the Winnipeg Police ICE Unit became involved in the investigation last May, acting on tips received from the National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre in Ottawa.
Police searched a Winnipeg address on June 12th 2008 and seized a computer, and arrested a 22-year-old Winnipeg man the next day.
In addition to possessing child abuse images, police discovered this male had also committed sexual offences involving local children.
At this time, the suspect is facing numerous child sex abuse charges in connection with images contained on the computer. He also faces Sexual Assault and Sexual Interference charges.
This investigation is continuing in other Canadian jurisdictions.
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