submitted by Morinville RCMP
In March of 2024, Morinville RCMP with support from ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit began an investigation into a residence in Gibbons that was accessing child pornography. After acquiring multiple Judicial Authorizations, additional evidence was gathered and on Nov. 28, 2024, a search warrant was executed at the residence in Gibbons. As a result of the search police seized electronic devices that contained child pornography.
RCMP have charged Gibbons resident, 23-year-old Riley Hillier, with;
- Possession of Child Pornography;
- Accessing Child Pornography;
- Unlawful Storage of a firearm.
Hillier was taken before a Justice of the Peace and released on conditions with his next court date set for Dec. 5, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Morinville.
