The provincial RCMP Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit have charged a Frankville man with Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography.

On Tuesday April 15th, 2014, a residential search warrant was executed in Frankville, Antigonish County by members of the RCMP ICE Unit, Technological Crime Unit, Antigonish/Guysborough County Street Crime Enforcement Unit and Antigonish Detachment.

As a result of the searches, three laptops, one external hard drive and one cell phone were seized from one residence.

Trevor Jon Austen, 37, was arrested at the scene without incident. He is facing charges of Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography and is scheduled to make his first court appearance at Antigonish Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. on October 22nd, 2014.

The RCMP encourages members of the public to report any online child sexual exploitation to your local police or Canada’s National tip line at cybertip.ca .

Source: Release