A 37-year-old Brandon man is facing charges that include sexual assault after police say he was involved in creating child pornography of children in his care that was distributed "at an international level."
Brandon police say the man and his common-law partner are foster parents of young children, and a home daycare is also operated within his residence in the southwestern Manitoba city.
On Monday, the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre alerted police services that a person in Brandon was believed to be creating child sexual abuse material of children in their care, Brandon police said in a Thursday news release.
The 37-year-old man was identified as a suspect and arrested at a home in Brandon after a search by major crimes investigators and a child exploitation unit, along with Child and Family Services.
According to police, the man's common-law partner and six children were also found at the home, and the children were safeguarded.
A search warrant was executed soon after and computer systems in the home were seized by police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Brandon Crime Stoppers at 204-727-8477.
