Two Nova Scotia men charged with possession of child sexual abuse exploitation material
Posted Aug 2, 2026 10:49:45 AM.
Last Updated Aug 2, 2026 10:52:37 AM.
Two separate investigations lead to two men charged with offences related to child sexual abuse exploitation material (CSAEM), according to police.
On June 3, the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment received information which indicated that CSAEM was located on a seized electronic device during an unrelated, concluded investigation.
Investigators with the Internet Child Exploitation Unit then conducted a search of a Dartmouth address and seized a number of electronic devices for forensic analysis.
On July 10, 31-year-old Kyle Brimicombe was arrested without incident and appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on July 13 He faces charges of sexual assault (x2), sexual interference (x2), possession of child sexual abuse exploitation material (x3), making child sexual abuse exploitation material (x2) and access child sexual abuse exploitation material.
On March 23, investigators in the Internet Child Exploitation Unit received information that a person in Halifax could be accessing CSAEM online. On July 30, investigators conducted a search of an address in Halifax and seized a number of electronic devices for forensic analysis.
75-year-old William Lewis was arrested without incident and appeared in Halifax provincial court on July 31. He faces charges of possession of child sexual abuse exploitation material, access child sexual abuse exploitation material and breach of probation.
Lewis has been remanded until his next court date on August 24.
Both investigations are ongoing and being led by the Internet Child Exploitation Unit with the help of the Digital Forensic Identification Unit in the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.
Anyone with information on child sexual abuse exploitation material is asked to file a report by calling police at 902-490-5020 or by using Cybertip, Canada’s National Tip Line for reporting online sexual exploitation of children, at www.cybertip.ca.
