A sicko who thrives on violent sex attacks on children and has been implicated in an international kiddie porn ring could be roaming free on Brandon streets.

Two people — one from Brandon, another from Selkirk — face charges in connection with a chatroom based in Tennessee called Kiddypics & Kiddyvids, where perverts go to watch streaming video of live child molestation involving victims ranging in age from infants to preteens.

Manitoba RCMP spokesman Sgt. Steve Colwell said yesterday one Manitoban has been arrested in connection with the investigation, which culminated earlier this week with charges against 27 people in the U.S., Canada, England and Australia, and said another is expected to be arrested next week.

However, he doesn't know if it was the Selkirk or Brandon suspect picked up and said no one from the province's Integrated Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) could be reached yesterday or Wednesday.

The Canadian Press reported yesterday that both Manitoba suspects had been arrested, but did not provide any further details.The Brandon Police Service hasn't been advised of the local link at all.

A U.S. federal court indictment identifies someone only as LoneWolf_95, whose Internet account was traced to Brandon during the course of the investigation, which began last May.

Sgt. Ed Riglin confirmed local police haven't arrested anyone on such charges and said the appropriate units within the BPS haven't been notified of the local connection to the international investigation.

The Selkirk suspect identified in the indictment, filed in Northern Illinois U.S. District Court, was listed only as 10_boy_canada. Seven other Canadians were similarly identified.

No one from either the Toronto or Edmonton police services, who assisted U.S. authorities in this matter, knew yesterday if the Brandon suspect has been arrested.

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