Province-wide child porn sting results in local arrests

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OPP commissioner Julian Fantino announced today that 122 child pornography-related charges were laid and 44 search warrants executed as part of a province-wide child pornography investigation. Fantino is seen here with Rick Bartolucci (left), Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in Thunder Bay in November 2009. Photo by Jodi Lundmark, tbnewswatch.com.

OPP commissioner Julian Fantino announced today that 122 child pornography-related charges were laid and 44 search warrants executed as part of a province-wide child pornography investigation. Fantino is seen here with Rick Bartolucci (left), Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in Thunder Bay in November 2009. Photo by Jodi Lundmark, tbnewswatch.com.

Mar 10, 2010- 11:06 AM

By: Stacey Lavallie - Sudbury Northern Life Staff

In a press conference today, Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Julian Fantino announced that more than 122 child pornography charges had been laid in a province-wide sweep that saw 44 search warrants executed.

"Today is a great day for children and communities right across the province," Fantino said.

"Today's successful announcement has taken weeks of legwork by dozens of members of the 18 police services, who formed the provincial strategy and the Ontario Provincial Police's child sexual exploitation section," he said.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is one of the 18 police services who made up the strategy, Greater Sudbury Police Const. Albert Lapalme confirmed.

Three of the arrests made in the province happened in Greater Sudbury.

The arrest of a 27-year-old Greater Sudbury man on March 5 was the first arrest in the area which was part of the province-wide sting. In this case, the man is accused of secretly taking footage of women who were in his home and had an expectation of privacy. At least one of the women was a minor.

The second case involved a 57-year-old Greater Sudbury man who is accused of having several graphic images and videos of young children. He was arrested without incident on March 9, and during the arrest police found several unsecured firearms, including a loaded assault rifle.

The third case resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old Greater Sudbury man on March 9. He is accused of accessing, possessing, and making available images and videos of a sexually graphic nature, involving young children.

A fourth case resulted in no arrests. On March 9, Greater Sudbury Police executed a search warrant on a local home. During their search, it was discovered that the home owner had an open and unsecured wireless connection, and another person had made use of it to download and make available graphic videos and pictures of young children.

Lapalme said the homeowner is not a suspect.

While several arrests have been made, the nature of the Internet and the difficulty policing it makes it difficult for police forces to stop child pornography from being accessed and shared.

"The exploitation of children, by whatever means, is appalling, unconscionable, and a very serious crime," Fantino said.

"The provincial strategy will stop at nothing to hunt down child predators and eliminate the threat they pose to children and our communities."

The strategy received funding from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Attorney General, and is continuing investigations.

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  • gloria_1 3/19/2010 1:37:01 PM - Report Abuse

    When you move to an apartment building or a apartment any-ware you do not know what your landlord is up to. In Sudbury he could be this creep. It happens. Some of these creeps take job's so they have access to women and kid's. What a better way ​t​o​ ​g​e​t​ ​t​h​e​m​.​ ​ ​T​h​e​y​ ​c​a​n​ ​e​n​t​e​r​ ​y​o​u​r​ ​h​o​m​e​ ​s​l​i​p​ ​s​o​m​e​-​t​h​i​n​g​ ​i​n​ ​y​o​u​r​ ​d​r​i​n​k​ ​o​r​ ​f​o​o​d​ ​a​n​d​ ​e​x​i​t​ ​a​n​d​ ​n​o​-​o​n​e​ ​t​h​i​n​k​s​ ​a​n​y​-​t​h​i​n​g​ ​o​f​ ​i​t​ ​a​s​ ​h​e​ ​i​s​ ​t​h​e​ ​c​a​r​e​t​a​k​e​r​ ​o​f​ ​t​h​e​ ​b​u​i​l​d​i​n​g​.​ ​W​h​e​n​ ​p​o​l​i​c​e​ ​g​e​t​ ​a​ ​c​o​m​p​l​a​i​n​t​ ​o​f​ ​a​ ​l​a​n​d​l​o​r​d​ ​e​n​t​e​r​i​n​g​ ​a​p​a​r​t​m​e​n​t​s​ ​w​i​t​h​-​o​u​t​ ​t​h​e​ ​c​o​n​s​e​n​t​ ​o​f​ ​t​h​e​ ​t​e​n​a​n​t​ ​a​n​d​ ​h​a​r​a​s​s​i​n​g​ ​t​h​e​ ​t​e​n​a​n​t​ ​a​f​t​e​r​ ​a​n​d​ ​b​e​c​a​u​s​e​ ​h​e​ ​g​o​t​ ​c​a​u​g​h​t​ ​b​y​ ​t​h​e​ ​t​e​n​a​n​t​.​ ​T​H​E​ ​P​O​L​I​C​E​ ​r​e​a​l​l​y​ ​n​e​e​d​ ​t​o​ ​d​o​ ​s​o​m​e​ ​s​e​r​i​o​u​s​ ​i​n​v​e​s​t​i​g​a​t​i​o​n​'​s​ ​i​n​t​o​ ​t​h​e​ ​l​a​n​d​l​o​r​d​'​s​ ​b​e​h​a​v​i​o​r​ ​n​o​ ​m​a​t​t​e​r​ ​w​h​o​ ​h​e​ ​i​s​.​ ​H​E​ ​c​o​u​l​d​ ​b​e​ ​t​h​e​i​r​ ​f​r​i​e​n​d​,​a​s​ ​a​ ​s​e​x​u​a​l​ ​p​r​e​d​a​t​o​r​ ​l​o​o​k​s​ ​n​o​ ​d​i​f​f​e​r​e​n​t​ ​t​h​a​n​ ​y​o​u​ ​o​r​ ​m​e​.​ ​T​h​e​ ​P​o​l​i​c​e​ ​m​i​g​h​t​ ​r​e​a​l​l​y​ ​g​e​t​ ​a​ ​b​i​g​ ​s​u​r​p​r​i​s​e​ ​a​t​ ​t​h​e​ ​e​x​t​e​n​t​ ​o​f​ ​w​h​a​t​ ​h​e​ ​m​a​y​ ​b​e​ ​d​o​i​n​g​.​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​N​O​ ​M​A​T​T​E​R​ ​W​H​O​ ​H​E​ ​I​S​ ​T​H​E​Y​ ​S​H​O​U​L​D​ ​N​O​T​ ​T​U​R​N​ ​A​ ​B​L​I​N​D​ ​E​Y​E​.​ ​S​E​X​U​A​L​ ​A​B​U​S​E​ ​I​S​ ​A​B​U​S​E​ ​N​O​ ​M​A​T​T​E​R​ ​W​H​O​ ​I​S​ ​D​O​I​N​G​ ​I​T​.​ ​F​R​I​E​N​D​ ​O​R​ ​F​O​E​.«l​e​s​s

  • wondrinwhy 3/12/2010 2:40:17 PM - Report Abuse

    ju1ce "He is accused of accessing, possessing, and making available images and videos of a sexually graphic nature, involving young children"

    They don't do stings to catch boys taking pics of their girlfriends breasts. Are you in denial? Kids, like this 19 yr old kid are just as capable of being into kiddy porn, do you think all of these old perverts waited until they turned 50 and then raped babies? The fact you make excuses for this, my God.

  • ju1ce 3/11/2010 11:56:48 AM - Report Abuse

    I'm speaking mostly in general because more than just 3 people are being charged. I heard on the radio people under the age of 18 are being charged. They didn't say "prepubescent".

    Maybe miscommunication...

  • Northern_Life 3/11/2010 11:04:43 AM - Report Abuse

    The children were classified as "prepubescent," so we are looking at children younger than 12.

    Hope that answers your question, Ju1ce.

  • eyes wide open_1 3/11/2010 10:23:53 AM - Report Abuse

    Here's a stab in the dark/dark,maybe the GSPD had a stroke of decency and showed him how to lock off his wireless connection.
    And as far as propogated "police" are concerned, there no better but you self rightous id's are to smart to figure it out.
    And propoganda they are good at that!
    eh.....NL?!

  • ju1ce 3/11/2010 9:32:12 AM - Report Abuse

    For the younger kids is it merely boyfriend/girlfriend sharing pics? Because according to law if you're under 18 and doing that you can be tried for "child porn" so I'm not entirely sure I can judge the youngins until that fact comes out.

  • bulshoy_62 3/11/2010 9:23:51 AM - Report Abuse

    "... ​a​n​d​ ​t​h​e​ ​o​n​l​y​ ​w​a​y​ ​t​o​ ​d​o​ ​t​h​a​t​ ​i​s​ ​t​o​ ​g​e​t​ ​r​i​d​e​ ​o​f​ ​t​h​a​t​ ​g​o​d​ ​a​w​f​u​l​ ​c​h​a​r​t​e​r​ ​o​f​ ​r​i​g​h​t​s​"

    Over my dead body. I'm sure many others feel the same. Perhaps China would be a better place for you to live. They don't worry about silly little things like due process and human rights. Spend a while there and see how that kind of system works. Or maybe Saudi Arabia would be more to your liking?

  • cabbiemon 3/11/2010 6:55:07 AM - Report Abuse

    Is there some reason they are protecting these scum by not letting the public know who they are?? I'd sure want to know if I had a scum sucker of a neighbor like that,I'd want him/her gone asap(preferably to a nice jail cell with the keys thrown away for ever) We need laws like Florida do it once u go to prison for life none of this slap on the wrist sentencing we have here.

  • lmmbm 3/10/2010 9:22:32 PM - Report Abuse

    Bubble's father should be protecting our children.

  • woriedfather 3/10/2010 7:47:55 PM - Report Abuse

    Oh ya and it's about time the police take these people down, imagine if there would be more police. We need less polaticiens and more police, we need less lawers who live to put these pigs back on the street, we need a legal system who realy does care about the law abiding person, and the only way to do that is to get ride of that god awful charter of rights, this document gives power to the criminals and a big middle finger salute to all the good and honest people.

  • woriedfather 3/10/2010 7:42:40 PM - Report Abuse

    Some people dont understand all that mumbo-jumbo, my mother just got wireless internet at her place and she coudn't understand all that, i had to go fix it for her she had lots of people mooching off her wireless system. What d-link and linksys amd other company's should do is add the part in the instalation progress, that way you would be able to folow along the tech persone from the store didn't even tell my mother how to check for intruders on her connection n'or did he write down the pin for her router he left everything open to the public without securing it.

  • bulshoy_62 3/10/2010 1:46:47 PM - Report Abuse

    Word, Noofie. None of that WEP encryption either - use WPA2. If you don't know what any of this means, read the manual that came with your router.

  • noofie 3/10/2010 12:46:32 PM - Report Abuse

    This should send a message to everyone with a wireless internet set up at home........MAKE SURE IT IS SECURED so your neighbours who may be perverts or whatever cannot download through your account.
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