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Tax Accused acquitted
The accused was charged with possession of child pornography contrary to section 163.1(4) of the Criminal Code.
The Crown alleged that printed materials containing child pornography, found in a drawer in the defendant's home, were in the defendant's possession.
The defendant denied knowledge of or possession of the materials and suggested that a family member, specifically his grandson Matthew Butwick, had printed and planted the materials to implicate him.
The trial judge found the Crown had proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed the child pornography and had printed the materials himself, rejecting the defendant's implausible alternative explanation.
