OPP lay charges in East Ontario child porn, sex assault case against minor

Police say they’ve charged a person with sexual assault on a child in a city southwest of Ottawa.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they executed a search warrant on Saturday at a Belleville, Ont. home.

Police arrested and charged a 21-year-old person with the following:

• Sexual interference on a person under 16 years of age;
• Sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age;
• Makes, prints, publishes or possesses, for the purpose of publication, any child pornography;
• Possession of child pornography.

Police are not identifying the accused to protect the victim’s identity.

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville at an undetermined date.

If you need support or know someone that does, there are local resources available to help. You can call the Assaulted Women’s Helpline at 1-866-863-0511, Male’s Helpline 1-866-887-0015, or by calling 211, where your information will remain anonymous and confidential.

If you are in an immediate crisis, dial 9-1-1.