Operation ICE Storm nets 10 Child Porn Offenders

Calgary… Ten people from across Southern Alberta have been implicated in Operation “ICE Storm”, a four-month child pornography sting executed by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).

ALERT’s Southern Alberta Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team, with the assistance of Calgary Police Service (CPS), Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS), and RCMP members, executed 13 search warrants throughout Southern Alberta beginning in December 2013.

“I want to thank members of our Integrated Child Exploitation team for the excellent work they do every day to stop serious organized crimes such as child exploitation,” said Jonathan Denis, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.

The operation targeted individuals sharing child pornography images and videos across a variety of peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The proactive investigation resulted in the arrest of 10 offenders, ranging in age from 22 to 65, with charges of possessing, accessing, and making available child pornography being laid.

Over 330 computers and electronic devices were seized, which investigators estimate could contain thousands of child pornography photos and videos. ICE forensic analysts and technicians will begin the painstaking process of analyzing the seized devices for more evidence, and more charges could be forthcoming. 

Ten people have been charged and are facing a total of 30 criminal charges:    

• Adam Broeske, 27, from Calgary; 
• Brian Harrison, 65, from Pincher Creek; 
• Brandon Hersey, 28, from Calgary; 
• Paul Marshall, 47, from Lethbridge; 
• Dave Munroe, 54, from Lethbridge; 
• Matthew Rolph, 22, from Calgary; 
• Ockert Swart, 28, from Calgary; 
• Ian St. Lewis, 56, from Calgary; 
• Randall Scott, 52, from Calgary; 
• Kyle Ward, 27, from Okotoks.