(PALMERSTON, ON) – On May 12, 2021, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, OPP Digital Forensics and Wellington OPP detachment executed a search warrant at a residence in Palmerston, Ontario following information received from law enforcement counterparts in the United States.
As a result of this investigation, 24-year old Samuel Paul TREMBLAY was arrested and charged with 12 criminal charges related to child exploitation, specifically:
- Luring a Child – three counts
- Distribution of Child Pornography – two counts
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Making Child Pornography
- Criminal Harassment
- Extortion
- Sending Sexually Explicit Material to a Child
- Indecent Exposure to a child under 16 years of age – two counts
Police seized digital devices for further examination.
The accused was held for a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph.
