Kelvin Maure convicted of possessing child pornography [Video]

A Parkland County man currently in prison has been found guilty of possessing child pornography, which police found on his devices during an unrelated investigation.

Kelvin Maure was convicted in Edmonton on Tuesday by Court of King’s Bench of Alberta Justice S.N. Mandziuk.

Maure had pleaded not guilty to the charge, denying he knew of the 1,200 photos and videos of child sex abuse on two of his phones.

Police found the files after Maure was arrested in February 2021 on firearm and weapon charges.

At the time, he was accused of making extreme statements and threatening police and the public on social media.

During their investigation, police seized multiple weapons, explosives, an RCMP shirt, as well as the pair of phones, which they would come to learn held almost 1,200 pictures and 33 videos of child sex abuse.

He was charged with the child pornography offence in November of …