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Winnipeg Police Arrest 50-Year-Old for Child Exploitation

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC · How we work

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Winnipeg Police Service arrested Christopher Steven Hoskins, 50, on Oct. 1 for child sexual exploitation offenses.
He faces sexual-offence charges involving persons under 18 and 16, counselling interference, extortion, and six child-exploitation counts.
A Jan 2025 tip from U.S. Homeland Security prompted the RCMP Child Exploitation Crime Centre to join the probe.
Police seized his devices and released him with an order prohibiting contact with anyone under 18.

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Winnipeg Police Service arrested Christopher Steven Hoskins, 50, on Oct. 1 for child sexual exploitation offenses.
He faces sexual-offence charges involving persons under 18 and 16, counselling interference, extortion, and six child-exploitation counts.
A Jan 2025 tip from U.S. Homeland Security prompted the RCMP Child Exploitation Crime Centre to join the probe.
Police seized his devices and released him with an order prohibiting contact with anyone under 18.