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Edmonton Journal
2 days ago
- Edmonton Journal
RCMP arrest Olds resident for child pornography offences
Article content 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.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- CTV News
64-year-old Fredericton man found guilty of child pornography charges
The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on April 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck A 64-year-old man from Fredericton, N.B., has been found guilty following an investigation into child pornography offences. The New Brunswick RCMP's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began their investigation in February 2023, after receiving information from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre. The RCMP ICE Unit, along with the RCMP Digital Forensic Services and the Fredericton Police Force, executed a search warrant at a home on May 3, 2023. A 64-year-old man was arrested at the scene and was later released. Donald MacPherson was then charged with possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography on October 16, 2023. MacPherson appeared in court on May 21 where he was found guilty of possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography. He was sentenced to four years in prison for each offence, to be served concurrently. He was also ordered to register with the National Sex Offender Registry for 20 years and to provide a DNA sample. Update: On May 21, 2025, Donald Macpherson appeared in Fredericton Provincial Court & was found guilty of possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography. He was sentenced to a total of four years in prison for each offence, to be served concurrently. He was (1/3) — RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) May 26, 2025 For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
15-02-2025
- CBC
Crown seeks 4½ years in prison for man who pleaded guilty in child porn case
Lawyers presented their sentencing arguments Friday for Aarron Kowalchuk, a 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty in June to making child pornography and luring. In the Court of King's Bench in Edmonton, Crown prosecutor Jonathan Avey argued for a 4½-year prison sentence, citing multiple aggravating factors including the young age of the children, the volume of images and the severity of abuse. Kowalchuk's defence lawyer, Rory Ziv, is seeking a sentence of 2½ years, with 47½ months — just shy of four years — credit, meaning his client would avoid additional in custody. "It turns my stomach to think of viewing those things, but I think for the process, I'm going to have to deal with that," said Justice Lynn Michele Angotti, before calling a recess to view hundreds of items depicting child sexual abuse that was found on Kowalchuk's phone. Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation unit, which is part of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT), arrested and charged Kowalchuk on Feb. 16, 2023. In addition to the sexual abuse material on his phone, court heard Kowalchuk, 35, had dated a 13-year-old and told a 15-year-old in an online chat that he had had sex with two minors. Then, in November 2022, Kowalchuk had exchanged messages with an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year old girl. On Thursday, Kowalchuk told Angotti that he is remorseful and apologized to the victims and their families. On Friday, Ziv's argument for a lighter sentence cited entries in Kowalchuk's diary, which alleged harsh treatment by guards and long periods in administrative or restricted segregation, where he was often denied the minimum time required out of his cell. Avey, however, argued that records from the Edmonton Remand Centre showed, out of Kowalchuk's 604 days there, there were only seven during which he was denied his allotted out-of-cell time — and that it was due to operational issues. The prosecutor also pointed to testimony from Curtis Miller, a guard in Kowalchuk's unit who described him as quiet and said he couldn't recall ever having an issue with him. Ziv agreed that Kowalchuk's moral responsibility is high, but noted he had no previous criminal record and has been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. The Crown has challenged that diagnosis.
