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Nunavut man living in Winnipeg charged with possession of child pornography

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30 December 2024 at 6:09 pm·1-min read

Winnipeg police have arrested a man who was living in Iqaluit for possession of child pornography. (Matisse Harvey/Radio-Canada - image credit)

The Winnipeg Police Service have charged a 27-year-old man from Nunavut with possession of child pornography.

Robin Idlout is charged with one count each of possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography.

In a news release issued Monday, Nunavut RCMP said they have been investigating "several incidents of internet child exploitation."

"Over the course of three years, a suspect surfaced in five separate police investigations, all believed to have occurred in Iqaluit, Nunavut," the release said.

Idlout was arrested in Winnipeg on Dec. 4 and released.

His next scheduled court appearance is on Jan. 13 in Winnipeg.

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