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York engineer, student arrested for child porn

57 men charged in international probe
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A York University engineer and a student residence adviser have been charged in relation to an international child pornography network. Noted engineering researcher Richard Dyde, 47, has been charged with making, possessing and making available  child pornography. Student Toby Stimpson, 24, is charged with possessing and making available child porn. Stimpson was a residence don at York’s Bethune Residence, but the school has since taken away his keys. In total 57 men, including 25 Canadians, have been arrested as a result of the 13 month investigation.

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