City man charged in massive Ontario child-porn sweep
CRIME SCENE News in brief from the Cornwall Community Police Service
son and to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged on Thursday at 3 p.m. he was observed to be away from his residence and with the named in the non- contact order. He was charged with three counts of breach of probation order and released to appear in court on March 6. Stolen property Andrew Gates, 19 of Cornwall was ar- rested on Jan. 21 in connection with pawned property that turned out to be stolen. It is alleged that on Dec. 30, 2011, he pawned property which was reported stolen. Police were contacted and an in- vestigation followed. He was charged with possession of stolen property and re- leased to appear in court on Feb. 14. Threatened via Facebook Christopher Kootoo-Dupuis, 20 of Corn- wall was arrested Saturday after a female acquaintance of his received a threatening message on Facebook. It is alleged he sent a threatening message by Facebook on Friday to a 35-year-old female acquain- tance. Police were contacted and an in- vestigation followed. He was charged with uttering a threat, two counts of breach of undertaking and one count of breach of probation order. He was re- leased to appear in court on Feb. 21. Domestic assault A 38-year-old Cornwall man was ar- rested on Sunday in connection with an assault. It is alleged that on Saturday, he got into an altercation with his 46-year- old common-law wife when he assaulted her. He was charged with domestic as- sault and held in custody until court later that day. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in this incident. Woman charged with assault A 49-year-old Cornwall female was ar- rested Sunday in connection with an as- sault on the same day. It is alleged that on Sunday she got into an altercation with her 54-year-old common-law husband when she assaulted him. She was charged with domestic assault and held in cus- tody until court the following day. Her name was not released as it would iden- tify the victim in this incident. Stealing from cars Timothy McDonald, 18 of Cornwall, and a 17-year-old man also of Cornwall were arrested on the Sunday in connection with thefts from vehicles. It is alleged that on Sunday shortly after 2:30 a.m. both men were found removing property from a vehicle. They were both charged with four counts of theft under $5,000 and four counts of possession of property obtained by crime. They were released to appear in court Feb. 28. The 17-year-old’s name was not released as per provision under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Domestic mischief A 21-year-old of Long Sault man was ar- rested on Sunday after it was alleged that on Jan. 1 he entered his 21-year-old ex-girl- friend’s residence and damaged property. He was charged with break and enter and domestic mischief. He was released to ap- pear in court on March 1. His name was not released as it would identify the victim.
Boy spends night in jail A 12-year-old Cornwall boy spent a night in jail failed to obey probation or- ders, according to Cornwall police. The boy was arrested on Jan. 31, the same day it is alleged he removed property and caused damage at an undisclosed loca- tion. The boy was bound by two proba- tion orders to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. The boy was also bound by an undertaking with the condition to abide by the conditions of the probation orders.He is charged with theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000, two counts of breach of probation order and one count of breach of undertaking. The boy was held in custody until court the fol- lowing day. The boy’s name was not re- leased as per provision under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Caught with her ex A 25-year-old Cornwall woman was ar- rested on Thursday. She was bound by a probation order of no contact with her 34- year-old ex-boyfriend and keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Police say she was observed with her ex-boyfriend by a member of the Cornwall Community Po- lice Service patrol division. She was charged with breach of probation order and released to appear in court March 6. Her name was not released as it would identify the male in this incident. Breached probation order Michael Donegan, 28 of Cornwall was arrested on Thursday in connection with a shoplifting incident. He was bound by a probation order with the condition to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that on Thursday, he at- tended a Ninth Street store and removed merchandise without making any at- tempt to pay for the items. Police were contacted and an investigation followed. He ias charged with theft under $5,000 and breach of a probation order. He was released to appear in court on March 6. Attempted theft The Cornwall Community Police is cur- rently investigating an attempt theft that occurred on the Thursday, shortly after 7 a.m. at a Brookdale Avenue facility. It is alleged that the suspect(s) attempted to pry open containers. Anyone with infor- mation regarding this incident, please call 613-932-2110 or Crime Stoppers at 613- 937-8477. Arrested on warrants Mitchell Sunday, 24 was arrested on Jan. 31 on the strength of two outstanding warrants six months after he missed court dates. It is alleged that he failed to attend court on June 21 and the July 26, 2011. He was located and held in custody until court the following day. Away from home Daniel Quigley, 25 of Cornwall was ar- rested on Thursday. He was bound by a probation order with conditions to obey curfew, be in his residence at all times un- less permission is obtained in writing from the probation officer or designate and except for three hours prior and three hours after employment, and no contact directly or indirectly with a certain per-
"Every child has the right to be nurtured and the right to be safe,” Tod said. “Child pornography is the sexual abuse of chil- dren.“ “Every image of child pornography repre- sents a child victim. Every trading or trans- mission of that image represents a re-victimization of that child. " A total of 76 search warrants were exe- cuted, resulting in 213 charges against 60
By Greg Kielec
A Cornwall man is among 60 people ar- rested in a provincewide child pornogra- phy operation. Matthew, Brunton, 26, is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, one count of accessing child pornography and breach of probation. The charges were laid after a search of his home last week.
A total of 76 search war- rants were executed dur- ing the Ontario operation, resulting in 213 charges against 60 persons, in- cluding three youths, ac- cording to Ontario Provincial Police. In addition, 22 victims have been identified dur- ing the investigation. Quantities of drugs and weapons were also seized during the operations, po- lice said.
persons, including three youths, according to the OPP. Charges include sexual assault, child luring, pos- session of child pornogra- phy, making available child pornography, distri- bution of child pornogra- phy, making child pornography, and access- ing child pornography. Quantities of drugs and weapons were also seized
“Every image of child pornography represents a child victim. Every trading or transmission of that image represents a
re-victimization of that child. " Scott Tod OPP acting commissioner
during the operations. Members of the OPP Child Sexual Ex- ploitation Unit urged parents and guardians to increase their awareness of In- ternet safety issues for children. Additional arrests are pending and addi- tional victims will likely be identified as the investigation continues, police said. From August 2006 to Feb. 1, there have been 16,131 investigations completed by the Provincial Strategy partners and OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit. During that time, 5,837 charges have been laid against 1,867 people, police said. sion of drugs, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of prop- erty obtained by crime, and various breaches of release conditions. They are Jacqueline Lapierre, 46; Nancy Leach, 47; William Vaughan Rogers, 62; Jason Tyrell, 32; Joshua Montgomery, 20; and Denis Bruyere, 48. Joel Bruyere, 21, also faces charges of pos- session of property obtained by crime and poessessing a cell phone contrary to his bail conditions. He also faces five counts of pos- session and five counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking as well as two counts of possession of property obtained by crime.
The raid was part of a massive, coordi- nated, child pornography investigation by the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet. OPP Acting Commissioner Scott Tod along with members of the Provincial Strat- egy's police partners and other participat- ing law enforcement agencies instrumental in bringing this investigation to a successful conclusion, announced details of the inves- tigation at a media conference Thursday in Vaughan. Seven city residents face charges in con- nection with a three-week investigation by Cornwall police’s street crime unit. Police seized $12,000 in drugs -- cocaine, hydromorphone, marijuana, oxycodone, psilocybin and methamphetamine -- in two raids connected with the investigation. The first raid took place Jan. 10. The most recent raid took place on Thursday, accord- ing to Cornwall police. City police were as- sisted by Ontario Provincial Police in their investigations. Six of those arrested face charges of posses- By Greg Kielec
Seven city residents nabbed in drug investigation
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