(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit have charged a Leamington man following a two month on-line child pornography investigation.
In October, 2013 investigators from Toronto Police Service Child Sexual Exploitation Unit commenced on-line child pornography investigation. A suspect was identified sharing images of child sexual abuse via the internet. The suspect was later identified to be from Leamington Ontario. The matter was forwarded to the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit for further investigation.
On December 12, 2013 a co-ordinated effort of police from the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Leamington OPP and London Police Service – Technical Crime Unit executed a criminal code search warrant at a Leamington Ontario residence. As a result of this investigation, two computers and other items pertinent to the investigation were seized which contained images of child sexual abuse.
Peter KLASSEN, age 41 years, of Leamington Ontario is charged with two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, one count of Make Available Child Pornography and one count of Accessing Child Pornography.
The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to attend a Bail Hearing tomorrow, December 13, 2013 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Leamington, Ontario.
The investigation is continuing.
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