NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - On May 8, 2020, members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an investigation of reported indecent images on social media by a resident in Espanola.
Officers conducted a comprehensive investigation with the assistance of the Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit and with the North East Region Crime Unit.
As a result, Cooper Petrock-MacDonnell, 22 years old of Nairn-Hyman Township, was arrested and charged with:
• Invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age, contrary to section 152 of the Criminal Code (CC);
• Makes, prints, publishes or possession for the purpose of publication any child pornography, contrary to section 163.1(2) of the CC;
• Imports, distributes, sells or possession for the purpose of distribution or sale any child pornography, contrary to section 163.1(3) of the CC;
• Possession of child pornography, (two counts), contrary to section 163.1(4) of the CC;
• Make sexually explicit material available to a person under 16 years of age, contrary to section 171.1(1)(b) of the CC; and
• Luring a person under 16 years of age by means of telecommunication, contrary to section 172.1(1)(b) of the CC.
The accused has been remanded into custody pending a bail hearing.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with further information relating to this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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