DIGBY, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a 43-year-old man with child pornography offences after border agents seized a child sex doll from Japan.
Canada Border Services Agency officers in Hamilton, Ont., said Tuesday they seized a child sex doll addressed to a man living in Digby, N.S., after they examined international courier shipments arriving into Canada by air.
Border officials referred the case to the Nova Scotia RCMP internet child exploitation unit for further investigation.
The RCMP searched the Digby residence on Oct. 17 and seized sex dolls and other evidence allegedly supporting child pornography and smuggling charges.
Police then arrested the suspect, Joseph Ryan Jolicoeur, at the residence.
The 43-year-old has been charged with possession of child pornography, importation of child pornography, and smuggling child pornography into Canada.
He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in Digby provincial court on Jan. 6.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 29, 2024.
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