Cyber Crime investigation leads to charges
A continued Cyber Crime Unit investigation has led to a local resident facing charges.
The Thunder Bay Police Service Cyber Crime Unit began an investigation in November 2024 after receiving a report that a local internet user was engaged in illegal activity.
Police seized multiple electronic devices from the suspect in December 2024.
As a result of the investigation, the suspect was arrested on Monday, February 24, and taken into custody.
William HEIDRICK, 32, is charged with the following:
• Distribute Intimate Images Without Consent x4
• Identity Fraud x2
• Criminal Harassment
• Breach of Probation x3
• Breach of Release Order
• Accessing Child Pornography
• Luring a Child
• Making Sexually Explicit Material Available to a Child
The accused appeared in court on Tuesday and has been remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
