N.S. youth facing charges related to child sexual abuse, exploitation: police

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Police say a Halifax-area youth is facing charges related to alleged child sexual abuse offences.

The RCMP says its Ideologically Motivated Criminal Intelligence Team in Ottawa learned last month that a youth was active on several online forums associated with “violent and harmful content.”

Officers with the force and Halifax Regional Police executed a search warrant at a home in Kinsac on Wednesday.

Police say a youth was arrested and several electronic devices were seized.

The youth has been charged with:

• possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material
• accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material
• making, printing, publishing, or distributing obscene matter

The youth appeared in Halifax provincial youth court on Thursday. They were released on conditions, pending a future court appearance.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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