Sask. man to serve 6 years in U. S. prison for child porn

Sentencing delayed for young sexual assault victim caught with illegal images

A 22-year-old Penticton man, identified as L.H. to protect his identity, pleaded guilty to possessing nine images of children engaged in sexual activity, found on his cellphone from when he

Canadian World Bank employee jailed in sickening child pornography probe

A Canadian employee of the World Bank has been jailed after he was busted for distributing twisted child pornography involving babies.

How a Saskatoon investigation led to life sentences for convicted child sex trafficker in Philippines

Cpl. Jared Clarke had put the Philip Chicoine child pornography case out of his mind until he got a surprise call from Philippine police last month.

Sask. man to serve 6 years in U. S. prison for child porn

Matthew Ballek of Sask., was working for the World Bank in Washington. He previously worked for the Bank of Canada. He has been sentenced to prison.

Outlook man gets nearly four years in U.S. prison for child exploitation material

A 32-year-old man from Outlook, Saskatchewan, has been sentenced to 3 years 10 months in a U.S. federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing graphic child sexual abuse material involving toddlers and young boys, U.S. prosecutors announced Monday. Matthew Norman Ballek admitted in October 2024 to one count of possession of child pornography. The sentence was handed down this week in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., where Judge Reg…

Outlook man faces 8-year U.S. sentence for violent child pornography

U.S. federal prosecutors are seeking more than eight years in prison for a Saskatchewan man who pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing violent child sexual abuse material involving toddlers and young boys. Matthew Norman Ballek, a Canadian national from Outlook, Sask., was working in Washington, D.C., as a financial risk specialist for the World Bank when he was arrested in February. Prosecutors allege he used encrypted platforms to share