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Suspects in separate child pornography cases make court appearances

The suspects in two recent, separate child pornography cases were in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday.
Estevan Court House
Estevan Court House

The suspects in two recent, separate child pornography cases were in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday.

Brian Christopher Leibel appeared in court facing three child pornography-related charges, one each for possession of child porn, making it available, and accessing it, between June and December of 2018.

His lawyer, David Hickie, asked for an adjournment until June 3.

Hickie said he now had the Crown’s disclosure of evidence, and he sought the adjournment to facilitate a resolution. The adjournment was granted.

An American, Brent Wallace Nelson, 52 of Bossier City, Louisiana, will be spending another week remanded in custody facing importation of child pornography and possession of child pornography charges.

Nelson appeared in court again while in custody May 6, after first appearing in Estevan court on April 29. He was arrested by Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers on April 26 while seeking entry to Canada. The arrest occurred after the CBSA located suspected child pornography on digital devices during the course of a secondary examination.

The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit attended, confirmed the material as child pornography, and seized devices including a computer, laptop, mobile phone, hard drives, and flash drives for further forensic analysis.

His presence in court on April 29 was punctuated by the noticeable presence of CBSA officers in the courtroom.