Two Sault men charged in huge online child exploitation bust

A total of 64 people, including two Sault Ste. Marie residents, face hundreds of charges in relation to a province-wide online child exploitation investigation that took place earlier this year."One individual set up a meeting with undercover investigators intending to meet with a child in real life for a sexual purpose," says a news release issued by OPP. "Another individual was in possession of approximately 21 terabytes of data containing child sexual abuse material.

None of the allegations against either accused have been tested in court, and both are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.The Ontario Provincial Police announced staggering numbers in online child exploitation arrests as part of province-wide Project Aquatic. During the media event, a human-sized graphic displayed an iceberg, showing the 129 investigations completed during Project Aquatic and the 8,638 investigations completed in 2023 above the surface. In addition, 82,082 investigations were completed between 2006 and 2023 by the Provincial ICE Strategy's 27 police services, representing the bottom of the iceberg beneath the water. Within that period, 29,025 charges were laid against 7,493 people.

The Victim Services of Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne provided victim support and education.

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