The number of people in Fort McMurray charged in 2024 with child porn charges doubled to 20 from nine, according to Statistics Canada.

Police in Fort McMurray have five ongoing investigations into child pornography, says Staff Sgt. Sabrina Clayton of Wood Buffalo RCMP. The two most recent investigations started after social media websites told authorities in the U.S. they had detected the sharing or uploading of harmful images or videos. Article content

No arrests have been made, although search warrants were carried out on Oct. 28 and 29 for two unrelated investigations into child pornography. Police for now are sharing few details about the ongoing investigations. Article content

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