Fredericton man accused of child-porn crime
Drake Brayall, 26, arrested after RCMP’s internet child exploitation unit raid in April
A Fredericton man is due in court in March to answer to an allegation involving child pornography, the RCMP reports.
In a news release issued Thursday, the RCMP reported that Drake Brayall, 26, is slated to appear in Fredericton provincial court March 26 to answer to a count of possessing child pornography.
The charge arises as a result of an investigation that’s been going on since last year, the national police force said.
“The investigation, led by the New Brunswick RCMP's internet child exploitation (ICE) unit, began in 2022, following information received from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre,” the release said.
“On April 5, 2023, members of the RCMP ICE Unit, along with members of the Fredericton Police Force and the RCMP's digital forensic services, executed a search warrant at a residence in Fredericton as part of the investigation.”
It said a 26-year-old man - now identified as Brayall - was arrested at that residence.
Officers seized several electronic devices, the RCMP reported, and the suspect was released pending a future court appearance.
The RCMP charged Brayall on Tuesday with the child-porn charge, the release said.
The New Brunswick RCMP's ICE unit is comprised of Mounties, and officers from the Saint John and Kennebecasis Regional police forces.
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