Sault man charged in online child pornography investigation

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Section (Project P), in conjunction with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service have arrested a Sault Ste.

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************************* Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Child Sexual Exploitation Section (Project P), in conjunction with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service have arrested a Sault Ste. Marie man following an online undercover child pornography investigation.

On Tuesday July 7, police executed a search warrant at a Sault Ste. Marie residence and seized two computers containing images of child sexual abuse.

On Tuesday July 7, police arrested and charged 27-year-old Robert Osborne of 29 Market Street with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of making available child pornography.

The accused was further charged with two count of careless storage of a firearm after officers located an insecure 12-gauge shotgun and insecure ammunition in the residence.

The accused is to appear in bail court this morning.

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