MOOSE JAW — A 39-year-old Moose Jaw man accused of firearms and child pornography-related offences will remain in custody for several more weeks until a potential bail hearing can be held.
Calvin Dennis Longworth appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court by video on Aug. 6, where Suzanne Lalonde, his Legal Aid lawyer, asked the judge to adjourn the man’s matters to Wednesday, Aug. 20. She said she was unsuccessful in determining a suitable release plan for Longworth, so she wanted time to revisit the issue of holding a show-cause hearing.
The judge agreed to the adjournment.
According to previous information, on Feb. 20, the Moose Jaw Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) and community policing division executed a search warrant during a firearms investigation.
While pursuing the search warrant, officers seized property, including a handgun, ammunition and electronic devices. Furthermore, the investigation led to officers charging Longworth with multiple firearms offences. They released him from custody with a court date, but he allegedly failed to attend as scheduled, prompting police to issue an arrest warrant.
Meanwhile, during the firearms investigation, police executed several search warrants on the electronic devices that they had seized from Longworth.
While searching the devices, officers discovered child exploitation materials. This prompted the CIS unit to open a separate investigation into Longworth, with assistance from the MJPS’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. This also led to the agency pursuing several more search warrants.
As a result of this new ICE investigation, police charged Longworth with making child pornography, accessing and possessing child pornography, arranging to commit a sexual offence against a child, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault.
