Ste. Anne-area teen in child-porn probe | <strong>Manitoba</strong> | News | Winnipeg Sunhttp://www.winnipegsun.com/news/manitoba/2011/03/08/17545916.html1 <strong>of</strong> 1 3/9/2011 9:05 AMAutos Careers Classifieds HomesChild & Youth Care Degree 4+ Yr Degree Combines High Academic Standards. Launch New Career Now! www.HumbeHSBC Business Direct Bank with No Monthly Fees And No Min Balance Required. Apply now! HSBC.ca/BusinessDirectScotiabank GIC Think Of Long Term As A Bunch Of Short Terms. Get Great GIC Rates. www.LetTheSavingBegin.com/InvestingSte. Anne-area teen in child-porn probeBy ROSS ROMANIUK, WINNIPEG SUNLast Updated: March 8, 2011 11:00pmeight-<strong>year</strong>-<strong>old</strong> girl living in Guelph, Ont.A teenage <strong>boy</strong> in the Ste. Anne area is under investigation by police for <strong>possible</strong> child pornography after a complaint concerning anSte. Anne police Chief Marc Robichaud confirmed the 15-<strong>year</strong>-<strong>old</strong> was arrested Friday after the girl’s mother t<strong>old</strong> police in Guelph, a city just southwest <strong>of</strong> Toronto, that her daughterhad been contacted online to entice her to send <strong>nude</strong> photographs <strong>of</strong> herself electronically.“What we’re investigating, specifically, is related to child pornography,” Robichaud said Tuesday, adding it will be “probably next week some time” before any charge is laid aftercomputer equipment, which was seized Friday, is analysed with help from RCMP. “We still have to review a lot <strong>of</strong> material to determine exactly what we have.”The mother’s complaint led police in Guelph to examine the girl’s iPod, and that investigation prompted them to contact a <strong>Manitoba</strong> RCMP child exploitation unit about the suspect inthe town about 25 km southeast <strong>of</strong> Winnipeg.“We haven’t had any dealings with him before,” Robichaud said <strong>of</strong> the <strong>boy</strong>, who was released to his parents’ custody soon after he was arrested and questioned.It’s unclear whether the <strong>boy</strong> knew the girl’s age during their online contact.Though the Mounties played a part in the investigation, <strong>Manitoba</strong> RCMP spokesman Const. Miles Hiebert said only that “our people gave them some assistance” in the probe. Herefused to elaborate.Robichaud said it appears the <strong>boy</strong> came into contact with the girl online through a “social networking group” other than Facebook. He had no information on the number <strong>of</strong> pictures thatmight have been sent, or on the length <strong>of</strong> time that the <strong>boy</strong> and girl had been in contact.“Parents have to be really careful <strong>of</strong> this stuff, and be aware <strong>of</strong> what their kids are looking at, where their kids are going and who they’re talking to,” Robichaud said. “With the Internetnowadays, and social networking with kids, it’s like being out in the world by yourself.”ross.romaniuk@sunmedia.caCopyright © 2011 Winnipeg Sun All Rights Reserved
Brantford Expositorhttp://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/PrintArticle.aspx?e=30115371 <strong>of</strong> 1 3/9/2011 9:05 AM« BackPosted 14 hours agoWINNIPEG - A 15-<strong>year</strong>-<strong>old</strong> <strong>boy</strong> in the Ste. Anne area is under investigation by police for <strong>possible</strong> childpornography after a complaint concerning a young girl living in southwestern Ontario.Ste. Anne police chief Marc Robichaud confirmed the <strong>boy</strong> was arrested Friday after the 8-<strong>year</strong>-<strong>old</strong> girl's mothert<strong>old</strong> police in Guelph, Ont., located 100 km west <strong>of</strong> Toronto, her daughter had been contacted online to enticeher to send <strong>nude</strong> photographs <strong>of</strong> herself electronically.Police in Guelph examined the girl's iPod, prompting them to contact a <strong>Manitoba</strong> RCMP child exploitation unitabout the suspect in the town about 25 kilometres southeast <strong>of</strong> Winnipeg.Robichaud said the <strong>boy</strong> was released to his parents' custody soon after the arrest. He has not been charged,though Robichaud suggested that a charge could be laid against him in the next few days.Ste. Anne is located 50 km southeast <strong>of</strong> Winnipeg.Copyright © 2011 Brantford Expositor