Incest suspect now faces child-porn charges
28-year-old Lincoln man accused of violating his own son sexually between 2019-23
A Lincoln man accused prolonged sexual abuse of his son was charged Thursday with new allegations that he possessed and made child pornography.
The 28-year-old man from Lincoln was charged this summer in Fredericton provincial court with counts of sexually assaulting his son, touching him for a sexual purpose, inviting the child to touch him sexually and committing incest.
The charges allege events in Lincoln between July 26, 2019, and Aug. 13, 2023.
The court ordered a publication ban earlier in the case to protect the identity of the complainant, and given the relationship to the defendant, the Fredericton Independent isn’t naming the accused man either.
The defendant appeared again in provincial court remotely from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre on Thursday, scheduled to elect mode of trial and enter pleas.
However, the RCMP laid new charges against him, and defence lawyer Edward Derrah asked for an adjournment of all counts so he can review the new allegations.
The new counts allege the defendant made child pornography and possessed it, again between July 26, 2019, and Aug. 13, 2023.
The charge of making child pornography notes that the material in question features images of the defendant’s son.
Judge Scott Brittain set all charges over to Oct. 19 for election and pleas.
He remanded the defendant again until that time.
After a bail hearing earlier this month, another judge ruled the defendant’s detention pending the outcome of the case was justified, though her reasons and the evidence presented at that hearing are subject to a publication ban.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
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