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Greater Sudbury Police worker charged with child pornography

Chief Paul Pedersen said today he is disappointed that a part-time employee of the Greater Sudbury Police Service has been charged with possession of child pornography, but said he is confident the justice system will hold GSPS employees accountable,
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Three people face fraud-related charges after allegedly printing fake cheques, said Greater Sudbury Police Service.

Chief Paul Pedersen said today he is disappointed that a part-time employee of the Greater Sudbury Police Service has been charged with possession of child pornography, but said he is confident the justice system will hold GSPS employees accountable, should they be found guilty of committing a crime.

During a recent investigation, a City of Greater Sudbury man was identified as a suspect in a child pornography investigation, the GSPS said in a news release. It was also determined the person in question is a part-time civilian employee of the administrative branch of the GSPS, the police said. 

 

The person is charged with one count of possession of child pornography.

“It is disappointing when a member of our service has been charged as a result of a criminal investigation,” Pedersen said. “But I am completely confident in the judicial systems and processes that are in place that hold our people accountable.”

This employee has been suspended from duty, without pay.

Although there are internal computer mechanisms to prevent access to inappropriate material while on duty, an internal audit is also being conducted on these systems to confirm the filters in place are working properly, the GSPS said.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service Cyber Crime Unit is part of the Ontario Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet.