An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (Staff photo)
A Riverview man is facing 30 additional charges as part of an investigation into sexual images of minors online.
32-year-old Shawn Curtis Nickerson was charged in Moncton Provincial Court on Tuesday with the following offences:
- making child pornography (eight counts)
- making available child pornography (three counts)
- possession of child pornography (eight counts)
- making visual recordings of individuals with reasonable expectation of privacy (eight counts)
- publishing intimate images (three counts)
The charges stem from incidents alleged to have occurred on various dates between June 2016 and October 2020, involving several identified victims as well as unknown victims, while Nickerson served as a volunteer basketball coach in the province.
A previous charge of one count of making child pornography was vacated.
A court-imposed publication ban is in place to protect the identities of the victims, as well as any information that could potentially identify them.
Police are continuing their efforts to identify more potential victims.
Nickerson is in custody and scheduled to return to court on Monday for a bail hearing.
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— RCMP New Brunswick (@RCMPNB) November 3, 2020
