Six people have been charged with Child Pornography Offences by Northumberland OPP.
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit executed six unrelated search warrants between September 24th and 26th in Northumberland County.
These warrants were carried out jointly with the OPP Digital Forensics Unit and Northumberland OPP with assistance from the Cobourg Police Service and the Port Hope Police Service.
As a result of the search warrants, six individuals were charged with a total of 16 criminal charges.
Here’s a summary of the investigations, involved persons and charges laid:
On September 24th, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Trent Hills. As a result of the investigation, 61-year-old Kyle Elieff of Trent Hills was charged with two counts of Possession and one count of Accessing Child Pornography and he is scheduled to appear in Cobourg Court on October 16th.
Also on September 24th, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Hamilton Township. As a result of the investigation, 35-year-old Derek Peter Mitchell of Hamilton Township was charged with one count of Possession and one count of Accessing Child Pornography and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg Court on October 16th as well.
Then on September 25th, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Hamilton Township. As a result of the investigation, a 16 year-old was charged with one count of Making Available and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The youth is scheduled in Cobourg Court on November 12th.
Also on September 25, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Cobourg. As a result of the investigation, 62-year-old Donald Robert Cholmondeley of Cobourg was charged with four counts of Possession of Child Pornography and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg Court on October 23rd.
Then on September 26, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Port Hope. As a result of the investigation, 59-year-old Richard Bruce Marple of Port Hope was charged with one count of Making Available, one count of Possession and one count of Accessing Child Pornography and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg Court tomorrow (Oct 3).
Also on September 26, 2019, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Cobourg. As a result of the investigation, 50-year-old David McDougall of Cobourg was charged with one count of Making Available and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography and is scheduled to appear in Cobourg Court today (Oct 2).
Also, multiple electronic devices were seized for further examination.
The exploitation of children on the internet remains a growing concern for the OPP and the public is reminded that, “Every photograph is sexual abuse of a real child. It is not just a photo. Every time that photo is seen on the internet, the child is victimized again.” – Inspector Tina Chalk, Manager, Counter Exploitation and Missing Persons Section
The OPP will continue to aggressively identify and pursue individuals who use technology to exploit children.
Any member of the public wishing to report instances of child sexual abuse on the internet is encouraged to do so by calling your local police service, the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or by navigating to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection website to report it through cybertip.ca.
