A St. Stephen man is being charged with child pornography in Canada and the US.
The New Brunswick RCMP’s Child Exploitation Unit worked in a joint investigation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after 49 year old Joseph Haggerty of St. Stephen, NB, was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was arrested there on August 10th. The next day the RCMP ICE Unit executed a search warrant of his home in St. Stephen, and several electronic devices were seized.
On Monday, November 6th, Haggerty was formally charged in Saint John Provincial Court with making and possessing child pornography, as well as luring a child under the age of 18.
He remains in custody in the United States, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest in Canada.