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Trial date set for former Vernon mountie facing child porn charges

VERNON – A former Vernon cop will stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court next March.

Ryan Hampton, 35, faces nine charges, including possessing and accessing child pornography. He was arrested in June 2013 and subsequently suspended from the force. He has since resigned from the RCMP.

Hampton will be tried before judge alone starting March 2 in Vernon.

He is also charged with one count of attempting to obstruct justice and six counts of breaching court ordered conditions.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infotelnews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Charlotte Helston grew up in Armstrong and after four years studying writing at the University of Victoria, she came back to do what she loves most: Connect with the community and bringing its stories to life.

Covering Vernon for iNFOnews.ca has reinforced her belief in community. The people and the stories she encounters every day—at the courthouse, City Hall or on the street—show the big tales in a small town.

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