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Hundreds of charges laid in OPP child sexual abuse investigation
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/opp-reveal-investigations-into-online-child-sexual-abuse/ar-BB1m2rlhHundreds of charges laid in OPP child sexual abuse investigation
Story by CBC/Radio-Canada
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) revealed what the service is calling the "staggering results" of a series of investigations into online child sexual abuse and exploitation Wednesday.
The multi-jurisdictional investigations involved 27 police services from across the province, including those in the Greater Toronto Area.
Det. Staff Sgt. Tim Brown told reporters Wednesday that the investigations focused on people who make, access and distribute child sexual abuse material.
There are now 64 people across Ontario facing a total of 348 charges, he said, with 34 child victims involved. Police say they seized 607 digital devices as part of the investigation.
"With each passing year, the tools used by predators who wish to harm our children grow more sophisticated and harder to trace," Brown said.
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