Charges laid in two cases of child pornography after search warrants

Mounties say a 59-year-old Annapolis County man is facing child pornography charges.

Last month, investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Highway 1 in Deep Brook where they seized laptops, tablets and a smartphone.

Police said investigators received the warrant after an electronic service provider notified law enforcement that child pornography was uploaded to their service.

As a result, Miles Graham was arrested on May 6 and he has been charged with possession of child pornography, transmitting child pornography, and accessing child pornography.

RCMP said he was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court in July.

This comes after RCMP released details of another case of child pornography in the province.

According to a press release, the Mounties’ Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit charged a Middleton, N.S. man with child pornography offences after a search of his home in late February.

The detachment was helped by Annapolis and Kings District RCMP units with a search warrant at a residence on Main Street. There, officers seized several electronic devices like smartphones, computers and a hard drive.

On May 1, Devin Doucette, 32, was charged with possession of child pornography and failure to comply with prohibition order.

The accused appeared at a Digby Provincial Court earlier this month.

“In Nova Scotia, it’s mandatory for citizens to report suspected child pornography; anyone who comes across child pornography material or recordings must report it to the police,” the press release reads. “Failure to report could result in penalties similar to those for failure to report child abuse under the Child and Family Services Act.”