Investigation targeting online child exploitation snares several people from Northern Ontario

“It’s Not Just a ‘Big City’ Problem”

VAUGHAN – Numerous charges have been laid across Ontario following a massive, coordinated, investigation by the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet.

At a media conference in Vaughan, OPP Chief Superintendent Don BELL announced details of the investigation, along with existing and new members of the Provincial Strategy’s police partners who were instrumental in bringing this investigation to a successful conclusion.

A total of 99 search warrants were executed, resulting in 249 charges against 60 persons, including three youths who cannot be identified under terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Charges include Sexual Assault, Possession of Child Pornography, Make Available Child Pornography, Distribution of Child Pornography, Making Child Pornography, and Accessing Child Pornography. Quantities of drugs and prohibited weapons were also seized during the operations. In addition, 14 child victims have been identified during the investigation.

Police displayed an animated map depicting more than 7,000 individual Internet Protocol (or IP) addresses over a period of 180 days that had been identified as download candidates for suspected child pornography in various urban and rural communities. From its inception in August 2006 to August 2014 – not including this week’s activities – the Provincial Strategy has completed 23,581 investigations and laid 8,750 charges against 2,617 people. During that period, 534 child victims have been identified and rescued in Ontario. Another 51 child victims were identified from outside of Ontario.

Members of the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) also took the opportunity to encourage children, teens, parents and guardians to proactively increase their own awareness of online safety issues. Since 2007 to May 2014, OPP CSEU has completed 4,246 investigations and laid 1,868 charges against 513 people.

The investigation continues and additional arrests are pending.

NAME	AGE	MUNICIPAL RESIDENCE	CHARGE	COURT & DATE and LOCATION of COURT
James TERRY	45	Belleville, ON	• Access Child Pornography (2) • Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (2)	6Nov14 Belleville
Mathieu PAHLE	32	Cornwall, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography	30Oct14 Cornwall
Steven SEYEAU	50	Cornwall, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography	30Oct14 Cornwall
Nicholas PRETTY	34	North Bay, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	23Sep14 North Bay
David CHESEBROUGH	54	Peterborough, ON	• Making Available Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Peterborough
Archie HOGAN	46	Thunder Bay, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	23Sep14 Thunder Bay
Jason M CARON	35	Thunder Bay, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Thunder Bay
Dean VUCENOVIC	45	Kitchener, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	26Sep14 Kitchener
Jonathan MCDONALD	26	Cambridge, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Cambridge
Not Released	46	Woodstock, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Access Child Pornography (1) • Sexual Assault (1) • Sexual Interference (1) • Invitation to Sexual Touching (1)	26Sep14 Woodstock
Patrick GODDARD	21	Hamilton, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Distribution of Child Pornography (1) • Make sexually explicit material available to a child (1) • Extortion (1)	21Oct14 Hamilton
Dylan M BANKS	28	Port Hope, ON	• Luring (4) • Make sexually explicit material available to a child (1)	24Sep14 Cobourg
Stephen L JOHNSON	52	Ottawa, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	7Oct14 Ottawa
Andrew J NELSON	42	Ottawa, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	9Oct14 Ottawa
William M ARMSTRONG	28	Ottawa, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (2)	24Sep14 Ottawa
Peter M BELITSKI	26	Hamilton	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Hamilton
Justus E UDELL	19	Collingwood	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Barrie
Young Person		Glammis, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2)	14Nov14 Walkerton
Scott P CUSSON	33	Brampton, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	23Sep14 Brampton
Marko GOVEDARICA	21	Mississauga, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	27Oct14 Brampton
Basel TEEBI	33	Mississauga, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1	24Sep14 Brampton
Giovanni (John) COVER	52	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	16Oct14 Toronto
James R MCKEND	46	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Accessing Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	15Oct14 Toronto
Trevor MESSON	26	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Accessing Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	6Nov14 Toronto
Simon YOUNG	21	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Toronto
Walter BAUER	60	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Toronto
Daniel I.J. GAGNON	43	Toronto, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Accessing Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Toronto
James R KYNOCH	39	Georgetown, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Theft of Telecommunications (1)	24Sep14 Milton
Young Person		Burlington	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Milton
Collin J ESPOSITO	29	Brantford, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Distribution of Child Pornography (2) • Accessing Child Pornography (2)	24Sep14 Brantford
Wayne JACKMAN	51	Bowmanville, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1)	17Sep14 Oshawa
Clayton CREAMER	62	Pickering, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Pickering
Adam BACHEWSKY	25	Chatham, ON	• Access Child Pornography (1) • Possess Child Pornography (1)	24Oct14 Chatham
Andrew KINLEY	31	Wallaceburg, ON	• Access Child Pornography (1) • Possess Child Pornography (1)	14Oct14 Chatham
John THOMAS	63	Chatham, ON	• Access Child Pornography (1) • Possess Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Chatham
David GIESBRECHT	41	London, ON	• Luring a person under 16 (2) • Fail to Comply with Condition OIC Undertaking (3)	23Sep14 London
Brandon SHARPE	18	Ingersol, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Distribution of Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	6Nov14 London
Adult male		London, ON	• Possession of Schedule 1 Substance (1) • Possession of Prohibited Weapon (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (5) • Possession of Child Pornography (5) • Make Child Pornography (1) • Sexual Interference with a Person under 16 (2) • Invitation to Sexual Touching under 16 yrs (1) • Sexual Assault (1) • Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offender of Sexual Assault (1)	26Sep14 London
Adult female		London, ON	• Possession of Schedule 1 Substance (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (5) • Possession of Child Pornography (5) • Make Child Pornography (1) • Sexual Interference with a Person under 16 years (2) • Invitation to Sexual Touching under 16 years (1) • Sexual Assault (1) • Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offender of Sexual Assault (1)	25Sep14 London
Joe VANDENAKERBOOM	46	St. Thomas, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	6Nov14 London
Robert E MUTTENTHALER	48	Welland, ON	• Access Child Pornography (1) • Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (2) • Sexual Assault (1) • Sexual Interference (2) • Voyeurism (1)	26Sep14 St.Catharines
Bryan R REILLY	36	St. Catharines, ON	• Access Child Pornography (1) • Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 St. Catharines
Timothy R GROVES	42	Peterborough, ON	• Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Possession Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Peterborough
Scott D FAZACKERLY	48	Sudbury, ON	• Access Child Pornography (9) • Possession of Child Pornography (10) • Make Available Child Pornography (8)	24Sep14 Sudbury
Jeffrey COYNE	35	Copper Cliff, ON	• Obstruct Police (1)	22Oct14 Sudbury
Chris M METIVIER	21	Windsor, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Accessing Child Pornography (1)	22Oct14 Windsor
James A PICHE	29	Windsor, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (3) • Make Available Child Pornography (3)	26Sep14 Windsor
Pierre ARSENAULT	44	Tecumseh, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (2) • Access Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Windsor
Ebrahim M PATEL	24	Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Child Pornography Available (1)	21Oct14 Newmarket
Young Person		Markham, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (1) • Make Child Pornography Available (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	23Oct14 Newmarket
Adult Male	51	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	• Possession Child Pornography (1) • Voyeurism (1) • Make Child Pornography (1)	21Oct14 Sault Ste. Marie
David F HARYETT	32	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	• Possession Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	24Se14 Sault Ste. Marie
Valerie ROY	32	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	• Possession Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1) • Possession Of A Controlled Substance (1)	24Sep14 Sault Ste. Marie
Robert POILE	20	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	• Possession Child Pornography (1) • Distribute Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	24Sep14 Sault Ste. Marie
Bryan ZAPPACOSTA	28	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	• Possession Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	25Sep14 Sault Ste. Marie
Michael CARON	38	Kingston, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	TBD Kingston
Nathaniel CLARK	24	Kingston, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Make Available Child Pornography (2) • Access Child Pornography (2)	TBD Kingston
Kelvin DELORME	22	Thessalon, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Distribute Child Pornography (1) • Access Child Pornography (1)	1Oct14 Blind River
Jaques COMTE	45	Huntsville, ON	• Possession of Child Pornography (2) • Access Child Pornography (1) • Make Available Child Pornography (1)	TBD Huntsville

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