The Ontario Provincial Police say they have now charged three teens in relation to possessing and sending intimate images through a social media platform, including one teenager from Sault Ste. Marie and another from Elliot Lake.
The investigation started in February, the East Algoma OPP detachment said in a news release.
A complainant reported sharing intimate images with a close friend. Those images were then shared with numerous other people without the consent of the complainant.
Three teenagers were subsequently arrested and charged, police said.
A 15-year-old from Elliot Lake and a 15-year-old from the Sault are charged with:
- Makes, prints, publishes or possession for the purpose of publication any child pornography
- Imports, distributes, sells or possession for the purpose of distribution or sale any child pornography
- Possession of child pornography
- Distribute intimate image without consent
A 16-year-old from Oshawa was charged with:
- Make intimate image available without consent
- Imports, distributes, sells or possession for the purpose of distribution or sale any child pornography
- Possession of child pornography
- Assault (two counts)
All three are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on June 5.