Six-year sentence handed down in 2016 child pornography case
WARNING: Some of the facts in this story may be disturbing to readers.
Today a, 40-year-old Meadow Lake man was sentenced to six years in prison for child pornography-related case from 2016.
In April 2016, Troy Tourand who was 37 at the time, was arrested for multiple counts of eight different charges including sexual exploitation of a person with a disability, sexual exploitation of a young person, and possession of child pornography.
According to an agreed statement of facts from both the Crown and defence, the incidents occurred between March 1 and April 9, 2016, and involved four young female victims. Two of the girls were 14-years-old at the time. The other two victims were aged 15 and 17 at the time. The young people were frequenting the man’s house during the time, drinking and partying. Tourand asked for nude pictures in exchange for money, asked for and engaged in sexual acts, and sent sexual photographs to the girls according to the statement of facts.