Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) charges Regina man with child pornography offences

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has charged a Regina man with two child pornography offences in relation to an investigation that began November 17, 2020, into the online accessing of child pornography through file sharing networks. On December 3, 2020, members of the ICE Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Regina that was identified as the location where the offences were occurring. Child pornography was located at the location and a computer and cell phone were seized for further forensic analysis.

Britton J. Main, age 48, of Regina, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with the following criminal offences:

• Possession of Child Pornography, Sec. 163.1 (4) of the Criminal Code; and

• Accessing Child Pornography, Sec. 163.1 (4.1) of the Criminal Code.

He was released from custody by a Justice of the Peace on numerous conditions and will next be appearing in Regina Provincial Court on January 19, 2020.

The Saskatchewan ICE Unit is comprised of investigators from the RCMP, Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service, and Prince Albert Police Service. Their mandate is to investigate crimes involving the abuse and/or exploitation of children on the Internet.