A freelance Edmonton photographer has been charged with making child pornography and sexual assault.
In a press release, Edmonton police said that Christopher John Lafrance, 47, who goes by CJ Lafrance, inappropriately touched a teenager during two photoshoots on June 2 and June 11.
“On both occasions, it is alleged the accused took photographs of the complainant in revealing poses and touched her inappropriately at both locations and in his vehicle,” says the press release.
The complainant reported the incidents to police on June 12.
Lafrance has been charged with making child pornography, possession of child pornography and two counts each of sexual interference and sexual assault.
The charges come on the same day that child exploitation investigators with the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams wrapped up an eight-month investigation that culminated in the arrest of 10 people in southern Alberta.