A five-month child exploitation investigation has led to charges against a 39-year-old Barrie man.
Barrie Police say their Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) launched the probe after receiving a report from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children concerning the upload of child sexual abuse and exploitation material.
Following further investigation, the ICE unit executed a search warrant in June at a residence in the central part of the city, seizing several electronic devices belonging to the accused for forensic analysis.
Police say the analysis uncovered images and videos of child sexual abuse and exploitation material, along with evidence that files had allegedly been distributed and purchased.
The suspect, who was arrested on Friday, is charged with possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material, accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and distributing child exploitation material.
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