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Essex Man Faces Child Pornography Charges

A 54-year-old Essex man has been arrested and charged in relation to a child pornography investigation.

On February 2, the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the Technological Crime Unit and Essex County OPP detachment executed a search warrant and seized multiple computer devices. Evidence of child sexual abuse images were located.

The 54-year-old is charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of accessing child pornography. He remains in custody.

The investigation is ongoing.

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