Thunder Bay Police have charged 12 men with 172 offences related to sharing intimate photos without consent, including images of girls under the age of 18. 90 counts of distributing images without consent were laid against Joshua Wanakamik, 34, who also faces charges of accessing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as identity fraud and unauthorized use of a computer. Other accused face charges ranging from distributing images without consent to possessing child sexual abuse material and luring.
Police have charged 12 men with 172 offences related to sharing intimate photos without consent, including images of girls under the age of 18.
Aaron Stolz, 37, has the second most charges with 20 counts of distributing images without consent as well as being charged with accessing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material. Tyler Bluoin, 28, is facing six charges of distributing images without consent, along with accessing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
James Edgson, 36, has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as distributing images without consent.Bradley Comuzzi, 37; Ian Warren, 37 and Jordi Leblanc, 31; are each facing one charge for distributing images without consent. A total of 117 victims have been identified through the investigation, which started in 2023, following reports that images of multiple Thunder Bay women had been shared though an online chat platform.
CYBER CRIME CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL INVASION OF PRIVACY THUNDER BAY POLICE DISTRIBUTING IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT
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