Burnaby man charged with possession, distribution of child pornography
Posted September 24, 2020 1:36 pm.
Last Updated September 24, 2020 1:37 pm.
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) — A 37-year-old Burnaby man has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.
The charges against Michael Grondine, also known as ‘Michael Grondines,’ followed a three-year investigation by Burnaby RCMP’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Unit.
In September 2017, the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children contact RCMP about images and videos of child sexual abuse, had been uploaded by a person in Burnaby.
In 2018 and 2019, police investigated a number of similar reports allegedly linked to the same person, according to a release from RCMP.
.@BurnabyRCMP says 37 y/o Michael Grondine (aka Michael Grondines) is facing charges of possessing & distributing child porn. In Sept. 2017 the Nat'l Centre for Missing & Exploited Children told Mounties someone in the city had uploaded images/video of child sex abuse.
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Officers then identified a suspect living at a Burnaby home and executed warrants, seizing a number of electronic devices.
The B.C. Prosecution Service approved charges last month.
Grondine, 37, was arrested and has since been released, with numerous conditions, according to RCMP.
Conditions include him having no contact with individuals younger than 18 and not to frequent areas where young people are known to congregate, such as school grounds and playgrounds.
Grondine is also banned from possessing any electronic devices that allow access to the Internet.
