A Stratford man and a person from St. Marys have each been charged following on-line baby exploitation investigations.
In keeping with the OPP, an arrest warrant was executed on December 4 in Stratford following a prolonged on-line investigation. The investigation concerned the OPP Baby Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU), with the help of OPP Digital Forensics and Perth County OPP.
The warrant execution led to the arrest of 53-year-old Robert Duncan Wooden. He faces a number of charges, together with luring a baby to facilitate invitation to sexual touching, luring a baby to facilitate sexual interference, luring a baby to facilitate sexual assault, and luring a baby to facilitate baby pornography.
The accused has been launched from custody following a bail listening to and is scheduled to seem earlier than the Ontario Courtroom of Justice in Stratford on January 13, 2025 to reply to the costs.
The OPP additionally introduced on Tuesday that 22-year-old Brendan Joseph Rinn of St. Marys was arrested and charged following a separate investigation into on-line baby sexual exploitation.
OPP officers executed a search warrant at a residence in St. Marys on December 5 and various digital units have been seized by police.
On account of that search warrant execution, Rinn is now dealing with charges together with non-consensual distribution of an intimate picture, making baby pornography, and making accessible baby pornography.
The accused was launched from custody and likewise has a court docket date on January 13, 2025 earlier than the Ontario Courtroom of Justice in Stratford to reply to the costs.
“Defending kids from sexual exploitation is paramount. It’s important that members of legislation enforcement and the communities they serve work collectively to coach our youngsters about secure web practices, whereas actively working to establish people who search to trigger hurt. By means of collective efforts, we are able to foster a web-based surroundings the place kids are secure to discover, be taught, and develop,” acknowledged Detective Employees Sergeant Chris Barkey of the OPP CSEU.
Dad and mom are reminded to take a proactive strategy to assist defend their kids from on-line sexual exploitation by talking with their kids relating to web security. Dad and mom can discover sources to help them at cybertip.ca or protectchildren.ca.
In case you have data relating to on-line baby exploitation and want to present data anonymously, you’ll be able to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca. Data will also be reported by way of cybertip.ca.
