Lethbridge… A 27-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged with child luring and child pornography offences following an ALERT investigation. Darcy Heitman was arrested on December 5, 2019, with the assistance of Lethbridge Police Service. ICE alleges that Heitman was engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with children, whom he coerced into sending him nude photos…. Read more »
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Posted: December 12, 2019
Posted: October 16, 2019
Spruce Grove Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography
Edmonton… A Spruce Grove high school teacher has been charged with possessing child pornography following an investigation by ALERT’s . The ICE unit arrested Christopher Giauque on October 11, 2019, with the assistance of Parkland County RCMP. The 31-year-old man is a teacher at Spruce Grove Composite High School. Giauque is charged with possessing child… Read more »
Posted: October 1, 2019
Medicine Hat Suspect Arrested for Sexual Offences
Medicine Hat… ALERT’s , with the help of Medicine Hat Police Service, has arrested a 26-year-old man for multiple sexual offences involving children and animals. Cody Herrell was arrested on September 26, 2019, after a search warrant was executed at his Medicine Hat home. The 26-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault, bestiality, and… Read more »
Posted: September 5, 2019
International Co-operation Leads to Child Exploitation Arrest
Edmonton… Co-operation between law enforcement agencies in Texas and Alberta has resulted in the arrest of an Edmonton man on a number of child exploitation-related charges. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant in Edmonton on August 15, 2019, with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service, and arrested a 35-year-old man. Based… Read more »
Posted: August 14, 2019
Edmonton Pediatrician Charged with Child Porn Offences
Edmonton… An Edmonton pediatrician has been arrested and charged by ALERT’s for child pornography offences. Ghassan Alnaami was arrested on August 11, 2019, with the assistance of Leduc RCMP and the Edmonton International Airport RCMP. The 47-year-old Edmonton man is charged with possession and transmission of child pornography. Alnaami is a pediatrician in Edmonton, but… Read more »
Posted: March 8, 2019
UPDATE: Child Porn Charges Laid After ICE Receives Tip from Australia
Red Deer… Following an extensive ALERT investigation, numerous new charges relating to have now been laid against Christopher Juneau. The total number of charges now stands at 73. ICE’s continued investigation into Juneau has uncovered a series of new offences, and has identified at least eight child victims. A news release concerning the 34-year-old Eckville… Read more »
Posted: February 19, 2019
Brooks Arrest Uncovers Sexual Assault of Children
Medicine Hat… A 25-year-old man from Brooks is charged with child pornography offences and also allegedly sexually assaulted two young boys. ALERT’s is investigating. Eric Manysiak was arrested on February 14, 2019, with the help of Brooks RCMP and Medicine Hat Police Service. His Brooks home was searched, and computers and electronic devices were seized…. Read more »
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Posted: February 15, 2019
Children’s Relief Caregiver Charged with Child Pornography Offences
Edmonton… A child relief care provider in northwest Alberta has been arrested by ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit for child pornography offences. Royal “Mac” Olsen was arrested on February 8, 2019 with the help of McLennan RCMP. The 52-year-old man provided children’s relief care in his home in Donnelly, Alta. At this point in… Read more »
Posted: February 8, 2019
Cybertip Submission Leads to Child Exploitation Charges
Edmonton… An Edmonton man has been arrested on charges thanks to information collected from the United States through Cybertip, a reporting service operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. On January 29, 2019, with the help of Edmonton Police Service members, investigators with ALERT’s executed a search warrant at an apartment in downtown Edmonton…. Read more »
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