By Courtney Almeida

Hinton elderly man charged with sexual assault and child pornography

Mar 19, 2019 | 10:43 AM

An 88-year-old man from Hinton is facing charges relating to sexual assault and accessing child pornography.

Hinton RCMP received a sexual assault complaint February 11 and after an investigation, Fred Kappers was charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of failure to comply with conditions of recognizance.

In a separate investigation on February 16, Hinton RCMP received information regarding a suspect viewing child pornography.

A computer, router, DVD’s, and CD’s were seized from Kappers’ residence.

He was brought before a Justice of the Peace where he was released on bail with conditions not have access to a computer with internet and not to be in the presence of persons under the age of 18.

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Kappers is due in Hinton Provincial Court on April 17 for both matters.