35-year-old Cambridge man charged in child pornography investigation

A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in this Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

A 35-year-old Cambridge man was arrested in connection to a child pornography investigation on Thursday.

Waterloo Regional Police began an investigation after a social media service reported to the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children that a user was in possession of and making child pornography available.

As part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed at a Galt home.

Police said the man was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and making child pornography available.

He is being held in police custody for a bail hearing.