On Sept. 26, the case of an Olds father arrested for alleged sex crimes against his own daughter is scheduled to come up again in a Calgary courtroom.
At that time, the accused, who cannot be identified in order to protect the identity of his daughter, is expected to enter a plea and, if that plea is not guilty, choose how he wishes to be tried.
The 32-year-old man is alleged to have sexually assaulted his three-year-old daughter and made child pornography involving her as well as other offences, according to the ALERT Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit.
He was first arrested Jan. 4 with help from Olds RCMP.
ALERT says during the Jan. 4 arrest, “a number of computers and electronic devices were seized.”
“It was during the forensic examination that an ICE digital forensic examiner noted photos that appeared to show the suspect’s daughter being sexually assaulted.”
Charges against the accused include: sexual assault, sexual interference, sexual exploitation, making child pornography, possessing child pornography, accessing child pornography and distributing child pornography.
“The investigation began last October after the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children provided information about an Alberta-based suspect sharing child pornography via social media,” ALERT says. “It is not believed that photos of his daughter were distributed online.”
