A CANADIAN SOLDIER

STATIONED ABROAD

WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY POLICE WORKING IN THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN ENGLAND, UNTIL HIS ARREST IN APRIL 2015, HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO MAKING CHILD PORN.

A Canadian soldier stationed in London has pleaded guilty to making and possessing child pornography.

Jason Robert Moore was a member of the military police working in the Canadian High Commission in England until his arrest in April 2015, when he was put on “off-site administrative duties” in Ruislip, near London, according to the Department of National Defence.

In a statement, DND said it was “aware” of the charges, but wouldn’t specify what they were.

The 42-year-old pleaded guilty in a London courtroom on Friday to possessing more than 150 images of child pornography in addition to three counts of making child pornography between 2010 and his April 2015 arrest.

According to the Sunday Express newspaper, he also pleaded guilty to one count of “possessing an extreme pornographic image which was grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character and portrayed in an explicit or realistic way a person performing an act of intercourse or oral sex with an animal.”

And he admitted to failing to hand over a password for a folder on his laptop entitled Superman/Movies.

In all, Moore entered guilty pleas to all six charges he faced. He was released on bail until his sentencing hearing next month.

It is unclear whether that means he will continue his work with the military, but before his Friday hearing, DND said Moore “continued to be an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces performing general duties; not as a Military Police officer.”

Moore’s lawyer told the court that the veteran of the Afghan war — he was deployed from October 2009 until May 2010 — is a “man of previous good character, working in London for the Canadian Armed Forces and security services.”

In a statement, DND said “the allegations against (Moore) go against the ethics and values of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.”

The statement offers few details, noting that “as this matter is now before the courts, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”

Neither the department nor Global Affairs Canada would comment on Moore’s future in the military.

THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST (MOORE) GO AGAINST THE ETHICS AND VALUES OF THE DEPARTMENT.