An American man has pleaded guilty on a child pornography related charge, stemming from an arrest in southeast Saskatchewan.
Michael Garland Crawford, age 47, of Williston, N.D., was charged with possession of child pornography and importation of child pornography under the Criminal Code.
He made his first court appearance Tuesday in Weyburn, and promptly pleaded guilty to importing child pornography.
Crawford was sentenced to one year in jail for the possession charged.
He was arrested after Canada Border Services Agency officers conducted an examination Jan. 31 while Crawford was trying to cross at the Oungre. That search resulted in the discovery of suspected child pornography on electronic devices. He was arrested and turned over to the Weyburn RCMP.
The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit confirmed the suspect images as child pornography and seized 10 electronic devices for further forensic analysis.
