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charge 62-year-old man with child pornography offences

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A 62-year-old man has been charged with a pair of child pornography related offences following an NWT investigation.

Mario Laplante, who had been residing in Whati, is charged with possessing and making available child pornography, states a news release issued by Wednesday.

A publication ban prevents police from releasing further details.

Laplante is currently in Ontario, where heSA国际影视传媒檚 been released under strict conditions, say . HeSA国际影视传媒檚 been ordered to stay at his residence in the province.

Charges were laid against Laplante following an investigation led by the NWT Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE), a newly-formed two-member unit tasked with tackling child exploitation and abuse online.

Laplante is scheduled to appear in a Yellowknife court on Jan. 14, 2020.