A medical doctor specializing in cardiology is the latest person in the region to be charged with child pornography offences.
Dr. Ashim Verma, 34, was arrested on Thursday after LaSalle police and OPP executed a search warrant upon his residence in LaSalle.
Police said numerous computer devices were seized from the residence.
According to LaSalle police, the search and seizure were the result of a seven-month online investigation by the OPP’s child sexual exploitation unit and digital forensics unit.
Verma has been charged with two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of making child pornography available.
Since his arrest, Verma has been released on bail.
Police said their investigation is continuing.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario lists Verma as a member of the Windsor Heart Institute with specializations in cardiology and internal medicine.
As of Friday, he was listed as having privileges at Windsor Regional Hospital.
He earned his medical doctorate at the University of British Columbia and underwent post-graduate training at the University of Calgary and the University of Ottawa.
Verma began independent practice in July 2017.
The police operation on Thursday was the fourth arrest related to child pornography to happen in the Windsor-Essex region in the past month.
A three-month online investigation undertaken by Windsor police resulted in 28 child pornography charges being laid against William Stevenson, 45, of Windsor, who was arrested on July 9.
Earlier this week, Windsor police laid child pornography charges against John Vannoordennen, 51, of Emeryville, as part of an alleged sexual assault case involving minors.
On Wednesday, Tecumseh OPP laid child pornography charges against Steven Andrew Donaldson, 48, of Tecumseh, following a lengthy internet investigation by provincial police.