Burton man accused of child-porn crimes
Brady Matthew Worden, 30, is set to make first appearance on charges later this month
The RCMP’s internet child exploitation unit has filed criminal charges against a Burton man alleging possession and transmission of child pornography.
The New Brunswick RCMP issued a news release Thursday about an investigation its specialized unit undertook last summer involving illicit material online.
“The investigation, led by the New Brunswick RCMP's internet child exploitation (ICE) unit, began in July 2024, following information received from the RCMP's National Child Exploitation Crime Centre,” the release said.
“On Sept. 24, 2024, members of the New Brunswick RCMP ICE unit, members of the Fredericton Police Force and the RCMP's digital forensic services executed a search warrant at a residence in Fredericton.”
Officers arrested a man at that location on that date, it said, and they seized electronic devices as part of their investigation.
The suspect was released on conditions with a promise to appear in court at a later date.
The RCMP laid charges Monday against Brady Matthew Worden, 30, who’s now listed as a resident of Route 102 in Burton.
The charges allege he transmitted child porn Sept. 6, possessed it between June 24 and Sept. 24 and violated a court order prohibiting him from using the internet, also between June 24 and Sept. 24.
The Fredericton provincial court docket indicates Worden is scheduled to make his initial appearance before a judge on those charges Feb. 25.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.