Niagara Falls Man Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material
This site earns commission from purchases made through ad links. We only promote products we believe in or use ourselves
On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) uniform officers were alerted to a suspicious person in the area of a public playground. A Niagara Falls man was identified as the suspect and placed under arrest by uniform patrol officers. Detectives assigned to the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit were alerted and subsequently began an investigation into the possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (CSAEM).
As a result of the investigation, on Monday, June 8, 2026, detectives from the NRPS ICE Unit and Technological Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a Niagara Falls residence. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, members of the ICE Unit arrested 48-year-old Bobby Terry MATHIESON of Niagara Falls for the following Criminal Code offences:
- Make Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material
- Possession of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material
- Fail to Comply with Prohibition Order
MATHIESON was held in custody after his initial arrest and is scheduled for a court appearance on Friday, June 12th, 2026.