The Ontario Provincial Police have taken a Lanark County resident into custody following an investigation into child sexual exploitation.
A search warrant was carried out at a home in Perth on May 13, according to a news release.
During the operation, members of the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU), along with the Lanark County OPP and the OPP Digital Forensics Unit, confiscated several electronic devices.
As a result of this investigation, 42-year-old Brendan Kelly from Perth has been arrested and faces charges for:
Two counts of possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material, section 163.1(4); Make available child sexual abuse and exploitation material, section 163.1(3).
The accused was released after a bail hearing and is expected to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on June 15.
If you have any information regarding this investigation or online child exploitation, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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