Police lay charges against Ottawa man for child pornography, extortion offences

Police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man from Ottawa for allegedly extorting a 17-year-old female from the United States for child pornography.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said its Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) started investigating the man in June of this year.

The man, Ryan Plascott, of Ottawa, was arrested on Nov. 30 with the help of the RCMP National Child Exploitation Crime Centre (NCECC).

Plascott is charged with:

• Unlawfully possess child pornography
• Extortion (two counts)

Investigators are asking that anyone who had interactions with the suspect, who used various  usernames online including, dylandawson8938, Alyssa-alyssagarne2160 and Tori-vicky_field4388,
to contact police.

Anyone with information can contact the OPS ICE unit at 613-236-1222, extension 5660. Tips may also be sent electronically to ICE@ottawapolice.ca

For more information on how to protect children from child sexual abuse and exploitation, please visit www.protectchildren.ca.