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Federal tip leads to child porn charges against London, Ont., man

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A 41-year-old man is facing charges after London police received information from the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre (NCECC) about someone sharing videos of suspected child pornography over a social media application.

Local police say they received the information in early January.

Read more: Man charged with possessing child pornography after months-long investigation: St. Thomas police

On Jan. 29, police say members of its Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on Mulberry Street, southeast of Westdel Bourne and Byron Baseline Road, with assistance from the digital forensic unit.

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Police say computers and electronic devices were seized.

“The investigation revealed evidence of the alleged sharing and possession of child pornography material,” police say.

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A London man, 41, is charged with unlawfully possessing child pornography and unlawfully making available child pornography.

He is due in court on April 26.

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