On Thursday (January 26), Peterborough police arrested and charged a 49-year-old Peterborough man with voyeurism and mischief following a search warrant at his home. The same man had already been arrested and charged last fall with child pornography offences.
In August 2016, Peterborough Police Service received information that a man was possessing and distributing child pornography. In September 2016, police searched the man’s home and seized a computer, on which they found numerous photos as well as a video recording.
Police subsequently arrested Barry Robert O’Connor, 49, of Philip Street in Peterborough and charged him with child pornography offences.
Since that arrest, police have found additional digital photographs of a female victim’s property and also a video recording of the victim taken without her knowledge or permission.
The photographs and video were taken in 2014 when the victim was in her late teens. The victim and the accused know each other.
On January 26, 2017, police again arrested O’Connor at his home and charged him with voyeurism and mischief (obstructing, interrupting or interfering with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property).
The accused was held in custody and appeared in court on January 26, 2017.
