Saskatoon

Saskatoon man, 33, charged with possession of child pornography, luring a child

The man was arrested and appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Thursday.

Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit started investigation in December 2020

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ICE executed a search warrant on Dec. 17 and confiscated several electronic devices, one of which was found to have child pornography on it. (CBC)

A 33-year-old Saskatoon man has been arrested and charged with five child pornography offences.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit started the investigation at the beginning of December last year. The probe looked at accessing child pornography online and luring through social media.

ICE executed a search warrant on Dec. 17 and confiscated several electronic devices, one of which was found to have child pornography on it.

The man was arrested and appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Thursday.

He has been charged with possession of child pornography, luring a child, and "invite, council, incite a person under 16 to touch directly or indirectly."

ICE is made up of investigators from the RCMP and the Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon police with a mandate to investigate crimes involving the abuse and exploitation of children on the internet.