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(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges relating to child pornography after a four-month investigation.
On August 14, 2023, OPP were dispatched to a property in the Municipality of Brighton where a report of non-consensual distribution of an intimate recording was provided. At that point, an investigation was initiated which spanned approximately four months.
On December 20, 2023, the Northumberland OPP Crime Unit arrested a 17-year-old from Brighton as a result of the investigation.
The individual, who cannot be named due to the provisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), was charged with the following:
- Sexual Assault
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Imports, Distributes, Sells or Possesses for the Purpose of Distribution or Sale any Child Pornography
- Makes, Prints, Publishes or Possesses for the Purpose of Publication any Child Pornography.