Online child exploitation cases spike in Alberta amid COVID-19 pandemicThomas Bindr, 27; Blaine Vadnais, 78; Jeremy Unruh, 43; and Owen Michael Monteith, 34, have all been charged with at least one count of child pornography.ALERT said there is no link between the suspects other than the nature of the offenses that were allegedly committed.ALERT CEO, Supt. Dwayne Lakusta, noted that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ALERT’s ICE unit has seen an increase in child exploitation cases.
“Sadly, our ICE unit has been inundated with cases involving online child exploitation during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Lakusta said. “While people are spending more time online, I can’t emphasize enough the need to implement safe internet practices and know-how in order to protect our children.”
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