A 36-year-old Ottawa man is facing 23 charges, including six counts of making child pornography, after a joint investigation by the Ottawa Police Internet Child Exploitation Unit and Quebec provincial police.

An international investigation into a photo-sharing website alerted police of an offender in the Ottawa area, police said.

On Tuesday, police searched a home in the 1400 block of Prince of Wales Drive.

A 36-year-old is facing the following 23 charges:

One count of distribution of child pornography.

Three counts of possession of child pornography.

Six counts of making child pornography.

Two counts of sexual assault.

Two counts of sexual interference.

Nine counts of voyeurism.

The man will appear in court on Wednesday. It's possible more charges will be laid, police said, depending on the results of a forensic examination.