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Quesnel man charged with child pornography

A Quesnel man who recently moved to Prince George has been charged with several offences relating to child pornography.

A Quesnel man who recently moved to Prince George has been charged with several offences relating to child pornography.Jereme Carl Kozak was arrested June 6 and charged with accessing child pornography, possession of child pornography, and possession of child pornography for the purpose of distribution.On the evening of June 6, members of the Prince George RCMP's General Duty Section with assistance from the Detachment's Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant at a residence on the 400 block of Voyageur Drive in Prince George.A 25-year-old was immediately taken into custody. According to police, the man was actively downloading child pornography as police arrived at the residence. A computer and other evidence were seized.Kozak has been released by the court until his next court appearance scheduled for Wednesday June 26. He must abide by strict conditions including no contact with children 16 years old or under, unless supervised, not to attend parks, pools, school grounds, daycare centres and other places where children under the age of 16 may be present, and he is not allowed internet access."The RCMP take crimes against children very seriously," said Cpl. Craig Douglass, spokesperson for the Prince George Detachment, in a press release."The children involved in child pornography investigations are victims and end up with lifelong emotional scars. We will do everything we can to bring offenders to justice."This investigation was initiated by the Provincial Integrated Child Exploitation Team (ICE), a specialized police unit that identifies and investigates those persons responsible for sexual offences against children.