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Ottawa man charged with child pornography offences

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 21, 2018   9:45pm

(Ottawa) – In early November 2017 a member of the Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) was conducting a proactive investigation on a Peer to Peer (P2P) network. P2P is a commonly-used file sharing network for users to share files, including images and videos, of Child Pornography.

The ICE investigator identified an IP address located in the Ottawa area sharing thousands of files of suspected child pornography.

A search warrant was subsequently executed today in the Golden Triangle area. Digital devices were examined that revealed an extensive collection of images and videos of Child Pornography.

Michael PETRUSIC, 55 years old, of Ottawa, is charged with:

*       2 Make Available Child Pornography s. 163.1(3) of the Criminal Code

*       3 Possession Child Pornography s. 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code

He will appear at show cause court on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS), toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or downloading the Ottawa Police app.

The Ottawa Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to protect children
from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet.  This Project has been made possible
by a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

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