THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police arrested a 22-year-old Thunder Bay man amid an investigation into possession of child pornography.
Members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Cyber Crime Unit learned files linked to child pornography were being uploaded by a local Internet user on Saturday, Dec. 12. Further investigation identified a local suspect and confirmed the files in question were consistent with child pornography.
Cyber Crime Unit investigators, with assistance from the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Community Oriented Response (COR) Unit and the OPP, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the 500 block of Cloud Lake Road on Thursday, Dec. 17.
As a result, an accused male was arrested and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street. Numerous electronic devices were also seized by police.
Alden William AKIS, 22, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Possession of Child Pornography.
He appeared in bail court on Friday, Dec. 18 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date of Monday, Dec. 21.
The investigation remains ongoing.
