Investigation
Officer Charged With Child Exploitation Offences
Date Published: 2024-07-09
Province: New Brunswick
Police Agency: RCMP J Division
Summary
On June 3, 2024, the RCMP “J” Division contacted the SiRT regarding information that suggested an active RCMP member was engaged in criminal offences. The member was based in New Brunswick but had been recently stationed out of province.
The SiRT assisted and provided oversight of the specialized operation, working with the RCMP “J” Division Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) and Digital Forensic Services (DFS).
Corporal Jeremy Bastarache was charged by the RCMP on June 10, 2024, under Part V of the Criminal Code. The charge sets out reasonable and probable grounds to believe that between April 24-29, 2024, he did by means of telecommunication, make arrangements with a person, for the purpose of facilitating, towards a person whom he believed to be under 16 years old, the commission of an offence set out in Section 151(a) contrary to subsection 172.2(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
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