A 39-year-old man has pleaded guilty to 23 charges including nine counts of making child pornography.

Police arrested Michael Sorenson from Noonan in September 2021 in connection with an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.

He appeared in Fredericton Provincial Court in September 2022 and was charged with 32 offences including:

• 12 counts of voyeurism
• 10 counts of making child pornography
• Three counts of sexual exploitation
• Three counts of possession of child pornography
• Two counts of invitation to sexual touching
• Sexual Interference
• Sexual assault

On February 24, Michael Sorenson appeared in Fredericton Provincial Court and pleaded guilty to the following charges:

• 4 counts of voyeurism
• 9 counts of making child pornography
• 3 counts of sexual exploitation
• 3 counts of possession of child pornography
• 2 counts of invitation to sexual touching
• 1 Sexual Interference
• 1 Sexual assault

Nine previously laid charges were vacated.

Michael Sorenson remains under strict conditions and is scheduled to return to court on July 21 for sentencing.

The New Brunswick RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began the investigation in February 2019 following a complaint received by Cybertip.ca, Canada’s tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.

The charges stem from incidents that occurred between 2008 and 2020, involving several identified victims as well as unknown victims.

The New Brunswick RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit includes members from the Saint John Police Force and the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force.

Members of the West District RCMP and the RCMP’s Digital Forensic Services Unit are assisting with the ongoing investigation.