OTTAWA -- A suspect under the age of 18 is scheduled to appear in an Ottawa court today to face child pornography charges.

Ottawa police began an investigation last August when it received information from the National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre regarding 34 uploads of child pornography.

Police say the images were uploaded using an online bulletin board based in San Francisco.

The Internet address was traced to the Beacon Hill area of Ottawa, where several computers and external digital media devices were seized during a search conducted on Thursday.

The unidentified suspect is charged with possession and accessing child pornography.

02:47ET 05-02-16