Edmonton man pleads guilty to making child pornography of young boys at his day home
CBC
An Edmonton man has pleaded guilty to making child pornography of three young boys he cared for at his unlicensed day home.
Nicholas Baglole-Gaudet, 28, is set to be sentenced next month.
He was initially charged with possession of child pornography in September 2020, after a romantic partner borrowed his laptop and found "searches indicative of child pornography," according to an agreed statement of facts.
The agreed facts say Baglole-Gaudet looked after multiple children between the ages of two and 11 at his southeast Edmonton day home.
His partner turned the laptop over to police and a forensic investigator found more than 2,000 images and videos of child pornography on the device.
In March 2021, Baglole-Gaudet was additionally charged with making child pornography after 11 images of three young boys "in a state of undress" were identified as children who attended the day home.
Baglole-Gaudet admitted that he took the photos while the children, all younger than nine, were in his care.
"This was a gross abuse of trust," Crown prosecutor Bonnie Parker said Tuesday.
She said there's been a "significant" impact on the victims in the case.
Baglole-Gaudet pleaded guilty to two charges in an eight-count indictment earlier this spring. The other charges are expected to be withdrawn.
The mother of one of the boys, whose identities are subject to a publication ban, read a victim impact statement in court Tuesday.
"I wish I could go back in time to prevent this nightmare from happening to our family," she said.
"I can't and won't trust anyone for child care.... At school pickup, I have panic attacks."
Baglole-Gaudet addressed the court Tuesday, apologizing for his actions.
There have been four collisions involving transport trucks in northwestern Ontario in three days, prompting renewed calls for action to address ongoing safety concerns along Highway 11-17.
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives will huddle behind closed doors at a policy convention this weekend as some Tories question the party’s direction after nearly eight years in power.
The father of a three-year-old girl that was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Cambridge in mid-December says recent charges laid to the driver bring little comfort and relief.
The start of kindergarten can be a time of excitement or anxiety for parents, guardians and children — and also for Prince Edward Island's education officials as they try to staff schools appropriately.
Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation (NNC)’s proposed hydro project is facing some backlash in Pangnirtung.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will take to the stage Friday for what could be one of the most important speeches of his political career as he tries to convince delegates at the party's Calgary convention to keep him in the job.
As his flight departed from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport en route to Kuwait via Istanbul, Canadian crypto fugitive Andean Medjedovic was unaware that his globe-trotting lifestyle would soon be halted.
One of the largest taxi companies in Toronto will be down to three wheelchair-accessible cabs by the end of March, as advocates and providers say the city is failing to support accessible taxi drivers.
As a deep freeze continues to envelop southwestern Ontario at the same time municipalities deal with a pressing shortage of road salt, there's a renewed focus on finding different ways to melt road ice.
Dave Lawson is a proud Canadian who has bumper stickers that say "Canada is not for sale." He's fed up with grocery products plastered with maple leaves and patriotic logos that turn out to be American imports.
The Town of Badger has issued an evacuation order for some residents as water levels on the Exploits River continue to rise.
The head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.
New data shows Winnipeg's fire-paramedic service fielded hundreds of reports involving the city's homeless population, but one advocate says she expects that number to go down in light of the city's limits on where encampments can be.