THUNDER BAY — A local man has been charged with possessing and accessing child porn after a police investigation.
An investigation was launched in February. Officers with the cybercrime unit obtained a search warrant for a home on May 30.
Multiple devices were seized during the search of the home.
Thirty-year-old Austin Hale of Thunder Bay turned himself in to police on June 13.
Hale was charged with possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography.
The accused has been released with conditions.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators, please contact Detective Constable Joel Manherz at (807) 684-1200 ext. 4115.
Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.p3tips.com.
Reporting of any online exploitation can also be made at Canada’s National Tipline for Reporting the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children at cybertip.ca
