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Nova Scotia RCMP officer investigated for possessing child pornography

The province's police watchdog, the Serious Incident Response Team, is trying to determine if the officer had child porn.

Neither the RCMP officer's name or sex have been released

An RCMP officer is being investigated by Nova Scotia's police watchdog to determine if theyhad child pornography.

Neither the RCMP officer's name nor sex have been released.

The Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is responsible for investigating allegations against police in Nova Scotia.SIRT was contacted by the Nova Scotia RCMP on March 3 as the police forceconducted an investigation into the possession of child pornography.

SIRT was told the investigationmight involve a member of the province'sRCMP, according to anews release.SIRT started its own investigation into the officer nine days later when more information became available.

No other detailsabout the officer or the alleged crime have been made available.

SIRTis required to file a public report summarizing the results of its investigation within three months of its completion.

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