Thunder Bay – NEWS – A 40-Year-Old man faces charges of distributing child pornography and obstructing a peace officer. Thunder Bay Police report that their investigation started on September 23, 2020, when the Cyber Crimes Unit became aware of a local Internet user sharing suspected child pornography.
Police say that the man, from Thunder Bay was arrested and charged on Thursday, October 1, 2020
As a result of their ongoing investigation, police identified the residential address of the Internet user.
Additional investigation identified a suspect, who was later located and arrested by members of the TBPS’s Break and Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit.
During the arrest the accused attempted to destroy a device that was suspected of containing child pornography.
The man was later cleared of the charges.
