Barrie police say they arrested repeat offender in child porn investigation – Barrie | globalnews.ca

Barrie police have arrested a 27-year-old Barrie, Ontario man in connection with a child pornography investigation for the same offense he was charged with six years ago.

On 1 February, Barrie Police’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit arrested the 27-year-old and charged him with accessing child pornography and possessing child pornography.

Police say that in 2017 too he was accused of committing the same crime.

Due to the nature of the crimes, Barrie Police say they will not be releasing the name of the suspect.

Authorities say the accused used Google to upload child pornography images and as a result, several computer devices were seized for forensic analysis.

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He was later held for a bail hearing and later released on bail with a number of conditions, with a future court date.