Alberta man charged with accessing child pornography

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FILE - Logo for the the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). (Rod Maldaner, CityNews)

By News Staff

Posted December 3, 2024 2:53 pm.

Last Updated December 3, 2024 3:02 pm.

A 23-year-old Alberta man from a town north of Edmonton is facing child pornography charges.

Morinville RCMP says it began an investigation in March — with support from ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit — into a home in Gibbons, Alta., that was allegedly accessing child pornography

Police say “additional evidence was gathered” and officers searched the home on Thursday.

Authorities claim electronic devices that contained child pornography were seized during the search.

Riley Hillier has been charged with possessing child pornography, accessing child pornography and unlawful storage of a firearm. He was released on conditions. His next scheduled court date is Thursday in Morinville.

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