Child pornography charges laid against Alberta RCMP officer

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The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams have charged a Wainwright military member with child luring and child pornography charges.

A constable with the RCMP stationed at its St. Paul, Alta., detachment has been charged with child sexual exploitation offences.Posted: Apr 26, 2024 2:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Evan Peacock, 33, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts each of possessing, distributing and accessing child pornography, according to an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams news release. ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit began its investigation in November 2023 when the suspect allegedly uploaded two videos depicting child sexual exploitation to Snapchat.

The unit received the information from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, and the identity of the suspect was only learned late this month, the release said.Police said they seized evidence from the suspect's St. Paul home and will be conducting a forensic investigation on devices seized.The charges relate to the possession, distribution and accessing of child pornography between Sept. 17-20, 2022, and around Nov. 8, 2023, at or near St.

 

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