Burlington man, 29, facing child pornography charges

A 29-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested and charged with possessing and accessing child pornography.

Halton Regional Police initiated an investigation in May 2023 into a person that was sharing child sexual abuse material.

Police say Matthew Wicks, 29, of Burlington was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of possession of child pornograpy and one count of accessing child pornography.

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Wicks has worked as a sessional faculty member at Mohawk College in their graphic design program. He also served as the head percussion instructor for the Burlington Teen Tour Band.

Mohawk College and the City of Burlington have confirmed to CHCH News that Wicks no longer works for either of them.

Wicks was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

Anyone with additional information about this investigation is asked to contact members of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit, Det. Sgt. Todd Martin at 905-465-8983 or Det. Cst. Bob Barger at 905-465-8974.