Elderly Sudbury man facing 14 charges in relation to international child porn probe

SUDBURY, Ont. -- A 71-year-old northern Ontario man is facing 14 charges as part of an international child pornography investigation.

Police say search warrants executed last week at two Sudbury, Ont., homes resulted in the seizure of computers allegedly containing child pornography and evidence relating to the purchase of child pornography.

Jean Pierre Melaye is charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography and six counts of accessing child pornography.

Sudbury police say the investigation also involved the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency.

They say the joint operation was investigating the sale of child pornography from overseas sellers, and the FBI identified a Sudbury resident as a purchaser.