A Saskatoon man has been arrested and charged after child porn was found in his possession, according to police.
At the beginning of this year, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an online investigation into child exploitation.
On Thursday, the unit executed a search warrant at a home in Saskatoon.
Electronic devices were taken and examined by investigators.
Following an investigation, a 25-year-old man was arrested and charged the same day with luring a child, making sexually explicit material for a person believed to be under the age of 14 and possession of child porn.
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He made a court appearance on Friday and has been released on a number of conditions.
His next court date is set for July 21.
The Saskatchewan ICE Unit is comprised of investigators from the RCMP, Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service, and Prince Albert Police Service. Their mandate is to investigate crimes involving the abuse and/or exploitation of children on the internet.