Edward Baldwin, 43, of Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, has been arrested on Dec.19 and charged with online child exploitation offences following a lengthy investigation by the RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (IICE) Unit.
Baldwin is charged with transmitting child pornography and possession of child pornography.
n March of 2023, IICE executed a search warrant at a Mount Pearl home in relation to a report of online child exploitation activity. Electronics were seized and subsequently analyzed.
He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in St. John’s on March 5, 2024.
Child pornography cases require complex forensic examination of seized electronics followed, by additional investigation actions. Consequently, criminal charges in these cases are often laid up to 9-12 months after the execution of a search warrant.
The RCMP-RNC IICE team encourages caregivers and youth to learn about current online threats and safety practices at cybertip.ca, protectchildren.ca, kidsintheknow.ca and dontgetsextorted.ca.
