RCMP arrest Olds resident for child pornography offences
Olds RCMP, alongside the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation unit, have arrested an Olds resident for child pornography charges.
Following an investigation that started in late May, Olds RCMP and ICE executed a search warrant at a residence in Olds on June 3 around 9:30 a.m.
As a result, 48-year-old Charles Landon was arrested and charged with four Criminal Code offences relating to child pornography, including its transmission and distribution, its possession, its access and its publishing.
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