A 42 year old Esquimalt man was arrested last week and faces charges in connection with a child exploitation investigation.
The investigation began nearly two years ago.
On March 29th, 2017, Victoria Police Internet Child Exploitation investigators say a computer user hit their radar as someone who was allegedly sharing extremely graphic child sexual abuse videos.
Police descended on a residence in Esquimalt with a search warrant on Wednesday December 5.
Investigators seized 42 exhibits. Most will be forensically examined in the coming weeks
The man was released on a Promise to Appear, with several conditions.