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RCMP nab one of their own in child-porn sweep
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ST..JOHNS (CBC) - A Gander man charged last week in a Canada-wide crackdown on child pornography happens to be a retired RCMP officer.
Police described Operation Salvo, which led to the arrests of 57 people across the country, as the largest child porn sweep in Canadian history.
CBC News has learned one of the people caught in the net was Hank Johnson, 71, a former RCMP officer who was stationed for a time in central Newfoundland. He was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.
Last Thursday, the RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Gander, and seized computers and associated storage devices.
Johnson was released after he promised to appear in court.
CBC News contacted people who know Johnson, but none were willing to be interviewed. One, however, told CBC News that Johnson is a fine man.
Johnson is scheduled to appear in provincial court on June 16
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ST..JOHNS (CBC) - A Gander man charged last week in a Canada-wide crackdown on child pornography happens to be a retired RCMP officer.
Police described Operation Salvo, which led to the arrests of 57 people across the country, as the largest child porn sweep in Canadian history.
CBC News has learned one of the people caught in the net was Hank Johnson, 71, a former RCMP officer who was stationed for a time in central Newfoundland. He was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography.
Last Thursday, the RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Gander, and seized computers and associated storage devices.
Johnson was released after he promised to appear in court.
CBC News contacted people who know Johnson, but none were willing to be interviewed. One, however, told CBC News that Johnson is a fine man.
Johnson is scheduled to appear in provincial court on June 16
