Dad admits sexual assault, child porn charges involving teen daughter (Quinte West, Ontario, Canada)

UNNAMED DAD has pleaded guilty to incest, sexual assault, possession and production of child pornography, and "careless use and storage of a weapon" in a series of incidents involving his teenage daughter.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT: There is no mention of this girl's mother at all. The girl disclosed the abuse to "a friend." So is this a custodial father? Not one word of explanation.

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/07/14637211.html

Ex-soldier admits incest charges
By QMI Agency

Last Updated: July 8, 2010 6:38am

TRENTON - A former Canadian forces master corporal at CFB Trenton will remain in custody until his sentencing this fall after pleading guilty to a string of sex and incest charges in a Belleville, Ont., court Wednesday.

The man can't be named because of a court-ordered publication ban that restricts the media from publishing any information that could identify the teenage victim — his daughter.

The shocking admission come as the case of Col. Russell Williams, the former commander of the same base, continues to move through the courts.

The Quinte West, Ont., man was ushered into the courtroom by two guards Wednesday.

The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to one count each of incest, sexual assault, sexual interference, possession of child pornography, production of child pornography and the careless use and storage of a weapon.

The man was apparently facing further charges, but Crown attorney Laurie Nichols said a number of them were dropped.

“He was admitting culpability to the other offences,” Nichols said. “He only pled guilty to six offences.”

Nichols also asked that a sexual offender's assessment be conducted on the man to determine if he poses any long-term risk of recommitting similar acts.

She also requested a pre-sentence report.

Court heard Wednesday the man was charged in autumn 2009 after his 14-year-old daughter told a friend that her father was sexually assaulting her.

Nichols said the father had also sexually abused his daughter before being deployed to Afghanistan in the 2008.

The girls said her father had sexual contact with her at least 10 times leading up to his arrest in October 2009. He also took photographs of some of the sexual acts.

Investigators discovered 1,700 images of child pornography on the computer at the residence, some involving his daughter.

Some of the pictures showed children carrying out various sexual acts.

Court heard that police also found “several weapons and a box ammunition,” which included three long guns.

No specific date has been set for sentencing.