Court information breaks down child porn case timeline

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BRANDON — The foster parent charged with creating pornography that involved dependent children is alleged to have produced the material in the last six months.

Court information obtained by the Brandon Sun shows the charge laid against the man dates the alleged offences as taking place between Aug. 18, 2024, to Jan. 16, 2025.

Seven extra charges were alleged in the same time frame that include distributing child porn, touching children under the age of 16 for a sexual purpose and sexual assault.

The man is set to appear in court next week.

A Manitoba courts representative told the Sun the accused has no prior convictions in the provincial courts, dating back to at least 2001.

The first time the recent charges appeared in court was earlier this month, and include charges of possession of child porn that go back to June 2024, and an alleged assault sometime between December 2023 and February 2025.

Brandon Police Service Chief Tyler Bates said last week police are likely to lay more charges.

Investigators, he said, will probably identify additional crimes as they collect statements and examine a number of different electronic devices seized through a search warrant.

Bates pointed to the example that the accused was already charged with additional crimes after his arrest last week while jailed at the Brandon Correctional Centre.

Police are working to determine whether more children were harmed.

— Brandon Sun