UPDATE: 

All charges against the 41-year-old man were withdrawn on May 18, 2017.

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An Ottawa man was arrested at the Ottawa airport on Wednesday after police say he attempted to travel to the United States with child pornography on his cell phone.

Police said a customs officer found the videos on a secondary search of the man's phone.

Abdul Rahim, 41, has been charged with possessing and attempting to export child pornography.

He was to appear in court on Thursday.