An Alberta teen already in custody for fear they would harm others has now been accused of participating in terrorism , promoting hatred and possessing child sexual abuse materials, amongst other charges.

The 15-year-old from the Edmonton area had been incarcerated at the Edmonton Youth Offender Centre since the spring when RCMP laid the charges earlier this month.

Since May, the teen has been under a terrorism peace bond pursuant to section 810.011 of the Criminal Code — fear of terrorism offence — in relation to what RCMP said was “escalatory behaviour in a February 2025 incident.”

A peace bond allows investigators to monitor people who appear likely to commit a crime when there’s no evidence of an actual offence.

Mounties alleged in May that the teen was planning to commit offen

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