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The RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (IICE) Team has charged 25-year-old Christian Baggs of Newville with online child exploitation offences.
In May of 2021, police executed a search warrant at Baggs' residence, after receiving information of online sharing of child pornography. A number of electronic items were seized and sent for forensic analysis. Officers obtained evidence in support of the criminal charges laid against Baggs which includes transmitting child pornography and possession of child pornography.
On May 5, 2022, Baggs was arrested without incident and was released with conditions designed to protect the general public. He is scheduled to appear in Gander Provincial Court on June 21, 2022.
The RCMP-RNC IICE team encourages caregivers and youth to learn about current online threats and safety practices at cybertips.ca, protectchildren.ca, kidsintheknow.ca and dontgetsextorted.ca.
Child pornography cases require complex forensic examination of seized electronics, followed by additional investigation actions. Consequently, criminal charges in these cases are often laid 9-12 months after the execution of a search warrant.