Hamilton man arrested for allegedly uploading child porn on Skype

A Hamilton man is facing child pornography charges after allegedly uploading child pornography to Skype, police say.

The Hamilton police internet child exploitation unit started an investigation after being passed a tip from the national child exploitation coordination centre.

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Police say a man had uploaded child porn in a Skype messenger chat, as well as on the Chatstep app.

Police zeroed in on a Hamilton address as being used for those two uploads.

Investigators carried out a search warrant at a Hamilton home last Thursday.

A 38-year-old Hamilton man was arrested. He is facing charges of possession of child pornography, and making child pornography available to others.