FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:20pm
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) commenced a proactive investigation in February 2021, which led to information that child pornography had been uploaded from a Kanata residence.
Today, the ICE Unit arrested and charged Timothy CARRIGAN, 64 years old, of Ottawa, with:
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Make Available Child Pornography
He was scheduled to appear in court this afternoon.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or crimestoppers.ca.
For more information on how to protect children from child sexual abuse and exploitation, please visit www.protectchildren.ca
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 the Solicitor General.
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