Last night, police received information that a local Zoom meeting involving over 200 people was hacked and a disturbing video was shown.
Members of the Criminal Investigations Branch and Internet Child Exploitation Unit have taken over the investigation.
Officers are concerned for the safety of those in the video and are working with federal and provincial law enforcement agencies to identify them along with those responsible for sharing the content.
We would like to remind everyone that accessing or possessing child pornography and luring are serious criminal offences that may be punishable by imprisonment.
Anyone with information regarding last night’s zoom meeting is urged to contact Constable Cole Abbott at colea@chatham-kent.ca or 519-380-6024.
If anyone would like to further discuss the incident, please know that members of Chatham-Kent Victim Services are available. They can be contacted at https://ckvictimservices.com/ or 519-436-6630.
