Police lay charges in two cybercrime investigations
Officers with the Cyber Crime Unit of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) announced the charging of two individuals in two separate cybercrime investigations on Thursday.
An investigation that began on March 7, 2025 determined that someone had uploaded images constituting child pornography in the Thunder Bay area.
After searching homes in the Murillo area and the city’s south end, police seized electronics which cast blame on a 36-year-old man, who surrendered himself to police last week.
The man has now been charged with accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material (CSAEM).
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Constable Brian Stewart at (807)-696-0192.
In a separate investigation which began on December 3, 2025, the TBPS Cyber Crime Unit identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect.
The man, who surrendered himself to police on January 20, 2026, has been charged with:
- Sexual Interference
- Invitation to Sexual Touching Under 16 Years of Age
- Sexual Assault on a Person Under 16 Years of Age
- Make Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Person Under 16 Years of Age
Those with information about this case are asked to contact Detective Constable Joel Manherz at (807)-684-1200 ext. 4115.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
