Two Nova Scotia men are facing charges of sexual offences involving children following a tip from the FBI to the RCMP. The RCMP says the FBI sent them information about a Halifax-area man identified in a Tennessee-based investigation on Oct. 1. The man had allegedly posted child sexual abuse and exploitation material online, according to an RCMP news release. Police executed search warrants at the man’s residence and a business on the same day. They seized electronic devices and arrested the men. Brenton E. W. Mitchell, 39, was charged with: Mitchell appeared in court on Oct. 2 and remains in custody. He is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 26. Following a forensic examination of the seized devices, police say they identified a man in the Antigonish area who had allegedly communicated Mitchell about the sexual abuse of a child. Officers executed a search warrant and arrested a 49-year-old man in Antigonish on Nov. 4. Gary Kennedy Chisholm was charged with making arrangements to commit a sexual offence against a child. He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 23. “The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is among the most serious crimes we investigate,” says Const. Kelli Hennessy, an RCMP officer with the Integrated Internet Child Exploitation Unit, in the release. “This investigation highlights how information sharing and collaboration among policing partners can help identify offenders, regardless of where they’re located, and help ensure children are protected.” For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
