Grande Prairie high school security guard charged in child-porn case

A Grande Prairie man who worked as a contracted security guard at a local high school and other city facilities has been arrested onchild pornography charges.

The accused,46,has been charged withpossession of child pornography and making child pornography available, RCMP said in a news release on Tuesday.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teaminternet child exploitation unit began investigating after receiving a tip from theNational Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre in Ottawa, RCMP said.

Following aninvestigation by ALERT and RCMP, officers executed a search warrant on the northeast side of the cityand arrested the accused.

Investigators do not believe any local children were exploited in the case, police said.

The man has been released onon bail. He is scheduled to appear in provincial court onNov. 1.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.