// Start of parsed AdSense XML // End of AdSense XML Ottawa Crime News: Inter-provincial investigation of child porn culminates in charges against local Ottawa man

22 Dec 2016

Inter-provincial investigation of child porn culminates in charges against local Ottawa man

On Tuesday December 20th 2016, police arrested a man, David Sharpe, 36, of Ottawa. He has been charged in relation to child pornography after an investigation of a file-sharing website by Ottawa Police Child Exploitation unit and Surete du Quebec.


His current charges include the following:
Making child pornography (several counts)
Possessing child pornography (several counts)
Distributing child pornography (several counts)
Sexual assault (two counts)
Sexual interference (two counts)
Voyeurism (nine counts)
Police stated that they may press additional charges, pending the results of forensic investigation of evidence obtained during the execution of a warrant at a home near Prince of Wales Drive and Dynes Road.  The warrant was executed on Tuesday December 20th 2016. The accused was arrested during the execution of the warrant, and held in custody, due to appear for a show-cause hearing this morning.

Updates will follow as new information is released.