A 37-year-old Fort St John man has been arrested for allegedly uploading and sharing sexual abuse pictures online. An investigation by Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit has confirmed they are pictures of his young daughter. The Exploitation Unit says the victim and family members are receiving help from a variety of specialized support services, and children's services is also involved. The cooperation and enforcement between partners needs to be seamless and this file is an example of the efforts underway to detect, deter and investigate child exploitation files," said RCMP B.C. The man is facing multiple criminal charges, including making child pornography, distributing child pornography, possessing child pornography and several firearms offences.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 23:15 UTC