A St. Catharines man has been arrested on child pornography charges.
In May of 2020, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service's Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) Unit launched an investigation into the sexual exploitation of children.
The investigation into the child exploitation material led to a St. Catharines resident.
As a result of the investigation, on June 10th, 2020, 52 year old Roderick Andrew Cowan of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, and accessing child pornography.
Cowan is currently being held in custody pending a bail hearing which will take place via video on Thursday, June 11th.