Two London men have been charged with child pornography offences after local police received tips from forces in Toronto and Kingston.

Last Friday, police searched a Lawson Road home after tips from the Toronto Police Service that child pornography was allegedly being made available.

As a result of the evidence found, police have charged 27-year-old James McDowell with:

  • three counts of possession of child pornography
  • accessing child pornography
  • two counts of making available child pornography
  • production of child pornography

After receiving information from the Kingston Police Service that a youth in their area was allegedly being lured by a London man, police searched a home on Andover Drive on Thursday.

As a result, Mathew Charbonneau has been charged with:

  • two counts of telecommunication with person under or believed under 18 years for specific criminal offences
  • two counts of telecommunication with person under or believed under 16 years for specific criminal offences
  • possession of child pornography
  • production of child pornography