Welland man charged with making available child sexual abuse material

A Welland man has been arrested and charged with possessing, accessing and making available child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

Niagara police began an Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit investigation in October that stemmed from approximately 126 incidents of sharing child sexual abuse and exploitation material over social media platforms between May and October of this year.

The Technological Crimes Unit also joined the investigation that led to the arrest of 33-year-old Kyle Adam Leonard Bradley on Nov. 13. Bradley is scheduled to have a bail hearing at a St. Catharines courthouse on the same day.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Niagara police at (905) 688-4111, option 3, extension 1009398. Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or at 1-800-222-8477.

For information on how parents and guardians can keep children safe online visit CyberTip.ca, Canada’s national tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.

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