A 17 year old male from the Municipality of Rhineland faces several charges of child pornography. The indictment stems from an incident that occurred on February 6th in which the accused asked a female youth to send him a picture of her naked chest. The male used the picture to try an extort more explicit photos out of her. The female then contacted police and the 17 year old male was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, making child porn and luring a child.
    
The accused also faces three breach of probation charges as he was already on probation for prior sex offences.
    
He is currently in custody at the Manitoba Youth Centre in Winnipeg.