The Nova Scotia RCMP's Provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has arrested a Mount Pleasant man for child pornography offences.
On September 11, ICE and RCMP Digital Forensic Services, assisted by Cumberland County District RCMP and the Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit, executed a search warrant at a home in Mount Pleasant.
Investigators were directed to the residence after an electronic service provider notified law enforcement that child pornography was being shared using their service.
As a result of the search and subsequent investigation, Winston Kechego, 31, has been charged with two counts of Transmitting Child Pornography and three counts of Possessing Child Pornography.
Kechego was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Amherst Provincial Court on November 4.
In Nova Scotia, it is mandatory for citizens to report suspected child pornography. This means that anyone who encounters child pornography material or recordings must report it to police. Failure to report could result in penalties similar to failure to report child abuse under the Child and Family Services Act. The RCMP encourages citizens to be a voice for children who are victims of sexual exploitation by reporting suspected offences to their local police or by using Canada's national tip line: www.cybertip.ca.
File #: 2023-1855956
Note: The Cumberland Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit includes members of the Cumberland County District RCMP and the Amherst Police Department.