On September 24, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Hamilton Township. As a result of the investigation, Derek Peter Mitchell, 35 years of age of Hamilton Township was charged with one count of Possession and one count of Accessing Child Pornography. The accused is scheduled to appear next on October 16, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
On September 25, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Hamilton Township. As a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old was charged with one count of Making Available and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The youth is scheduled to appear next on November 12, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
On September 25, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Cobourg. As a result of the investigation, Donald Robert Cholmondeley, 62 years of age of Cobourg was charged with four counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The accused is scheduled to appear next on October 23, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
On September 26, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Port Hope. As a result of the investigation, Richard Bruce Marple, 59 years of age of Port Hope was charged with one count of Making Available, one count of Possession and one count of Accessing Child Pornography. The accused is scheduled to appear next on October 3, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
On September 26, police executed a search warrant at a residence in the town of Cobourg. As a result of the investigation, David McDougall, 50 years of age of Cobourg was charged with one count of Making Available and two counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The accused is scheduled to appear next on October 2, 2019 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg.
Multiple electronic devices were seized for further examination.
The Ontario Provincial Police will continue to aggressively identify and pursue individuals who use technology to exploit children.
Any member of the public wishing to report instances of child sexual abuse on the internet is encouraged to do so by calling your local police service, the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or by navigating to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection website to report it through cybertip.ca.
