A 31 year old Ottawa man will appear in St.Catharines court today after being arrested on child pornography charges.
The NRP were alerted about the sexual exploitation of children by Halton and Hamilton Police forces.
The investigation led investigators to an Ottawa home, were officers moved in yesterday to make an arrest.
A number of computer systems and storage media were seized and forensically examined.
31 year old Richard Fortier of Ottawa has been arrested and charged with making child pornography available, accessing child pornography, and possessing child pornography.
Fortier will appear in St. Catharines court today.
Through the course of the investigation, police say they have reason to believe that there are additional witnesses within the community, and are asking the community for assistance in gathering this information.
Anyone with information in this matter is asked to contact Detective Constable Michael Pataran at 905-688-4111 ext. 9341 or at michael.pataran@niagarapolice.ca.
Members of the public are also encouraged to report crimes anonymously through Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.