NORTH BATTLEFORD - A Battleford man charged last year with making sexually explicit material available to a child and committing an indecent act appeared in court on new charges of voyeurism.
The North Battleford RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) charged 54-year-old Edward Ilnicki in 2020 after receiving a complaint that a woman and a girl were shown unsolicited and inappropriate material on a cell phone. When police searched a device in connection to that incident they found an image of a woman, which appeared to have been taken without her knowledge or consent. Police didn’t say on what type of device they found the photo.
Police launched an investigation and determined the photo was taken at a private residence. They obtained a search warrant and gathered more evidence to support a voyeurism charge. Ilnicki made his first appearance on that charge on Aug. 24.
The RCMP said the photo wasn’t of a member of Ilnicki’s family or part of the household where the photo was taken. They didn’t release more information in order to protect the privacy of the victim who they say is now aware of the photo.
The charges against Ilnicki haven’t been proven in court.
His next appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court is scheduled for Sept. 22.
