A Burlington male is one of 59 people charged with various offences related to a widespread Ontario Provincial Police child pornography investigation.

The local resident, who can’t be named under terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with one count each of possession of child Pornography and making available child pornography.

The OPP would not provide the age of the Burlington minor, who would be under 18.

The porn sweep across Ontario by the OPP resulted in 249 charges following what was described as “a massive, co-ordinated investigation” by the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet.