A Brampton senior is facing child pornography charges after a Peel Regional Police investigation.

John Gordon Abbott, 68, was arrested Nov. 23 after a search of his Brampton home by the Internet Child Exploitation Unit. Police said the investigation was triggered after certain online activity came to the attention of officers in the unit.

Abbott has been charged with possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and making child pornography available.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call Peel police at 905-453-3311. or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.