Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Thirty-three-year-old Guy Gerard Rouzes Jr. of Cape St. George was arrested by the RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (IICE) Unit on May 8, 2025, in relation to charges of online child exploitation offences.
Last Thursday, as part of an ongoing investigation, IICE attended the Cape St. George home with a warrant to search the property, obtained under the Criminal Code. Rouzes was arrested without incident and a number of electronic items were seized.
Rouzes is charged with the following criminal offences:
- Possession of child pornography
- Transmitting child pornography
- Accessing child pornography
In accordance with arrest and release procedures, Rouzes was released on conditions designed to protect the general public. He is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in Stephenville on August 8, 2025.
Child pornography cases require complex forensic examination of seized electronics followed by additional investigation actions. Consequently, other criminal charges may be laid pending the results of the forensic examination of the seized exhibits.
The RCMP-RNC IICE team encourages caregivers and youth to learn about current online threats and safety practices at cybertip.ca, protectchildren.ca, kidsintheknow.ca and dontgetsextorted.ca.