Wingham Free Press
(CARLETON PLACE, ON) – TheLanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about an individual in the Carleton Place area, considered to be a public safety risk. On Friday, February 14, 2025, Lanark County OPP was made aware of an individual making threats toward children. While no specific children were targeted, the investigation determined […]
In April 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit initiated an investigation into an unknown person possibly violating their Order of Prohibition. On December 19, 2024, ICE Unit and Technological Crimes Unit Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service executed a search warrant at a private residence […]
(BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY, ON) – A Bradford West Gwillimbury resident has been charged following a prolonged investigation into online child sexual exploitation. On December 4, 2024, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Bradford, and a quantity of electronic devices was seized following an investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual […]
A male has been arrested for sexual assault and breaching his release order. On Monday, January 1, 2024, the accused began to contact the victim while on a no contact order, and attempted to intimidate her into dropping the charges. The victim came forward to police, who commenced a secondary investigation, after she detailed a […]
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made an arrest and laid charges in relation to an Internet Child Exploitation investigation involving a former Educational Assistant previously employed by the Halton District School Board. On March 7, 2024, Cameron Ivens (42) of Milton was arrested. He has been charged with the following: Ivens is being […]
Wingham Free Press is launching an official Pedophile Registry to help inform and protect all our Communities. Those that sexually assault children, or make and/or distribute child pornography, are threats to our Communities that can no longer be ignored. You have a right to know if an active threat to your children is living next […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested a Powassan resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. A search warrant was executed at a residence in Powassan by the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and the Digital Forensics Unit. Several electronic devices were seized. As a result of the investigation, Jeffrey BELANGER, 32 years […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an Oro-Medonte resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. A search warrant was executed at a residence by the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, with the assistance of the Orillia OPP Detachment, the Digital Forensics Unit and the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Several electronic devices were seized. […]
(ST. THOMAS, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the OPP Technological Crime Unit, and the St. Thomas Police Service have arrested and charged a St. Thomas man following a child pornography investigation. On July 8, 2014, police executed a search warrant at a St. Thomas residence after receiving […]
Halton Regional Police have arrested four men in a child pornography investigation, including a teenager, thanks to new technology that lets officers identify IP addresses. The men didn’t know each other according to authorities. The following have been charged in the Halton case: Robert Knight Bowley, 31, of Burlington is charged with two counts of […]