Kingston Man Charged with Child Pornography Offences Has Ties to Port Hope

In Police Blotter

On December 13, 2021 the Kingston Police commenced an investigation into an unknown person in the City of Kingston having in their possession Child Pornography.

On February 16, 2022 at approximately 12:18 p.m. as a result of the ongoing investigation a search warrant was executed at an apartment in the west end of the City. An examination of the evidence seized at that location revealed evidence of files and imagery believed to meet the Criminal Code definition of Child Pornography.

As a result, 60 year old Stephen LeClair was arrested and charged with two counts of possessing Child Pornography, one count of accessing Child Pornography, and one count of Making Child Pornography.

Police are aware that Stephen LeClair was an active member within the Port Hope Community, specifically the Anglican Church, and are asking anyone who may have information in relation to these offences to contact Detective Kevin Closs at 613-549-4660 ext 6302 or via email at kcloss@kpf.ca.

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