On Friday, May 22nd, 2026, following an investigation by the Belleville Police Service’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit, 45-year-old Paul O’BRIEN of Belleville was arrested and charged with:
· Possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material
· Making child sexual abuse and exploitation material
· Transmitting child sexual abuse and exploitation material
· Careless storage of a firearm
· Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
O’BRIEN was held for a bail hearing on May 25th, 2026.
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact D/Cst Lacey Montgomery of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit – lmontgomery@bellevilleps.ca or 613-966-0882 ext. 4186.
Author: Pete Fisher
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