Member of Premier Wynne's transition team faces child porn charges

Benjamin Levin, who served on Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's transition advisory team, is facing five charges, including two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of making child pornography.

TORONTO -- A former Ontario deputy education minister, who was also on Premier Kathleen Wynne's transition team, was charged with child pornography offences on Monday.

Benjamin Levin, 61, of Toronto, is facing five charges, including two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of making child pornography.

Levin, currently a professor at the University of Toronto, was arrested Monday after police executed a search warrant at his home following an online child exploitation investigation.

He is also charged with counselling to commit an indictable offence and arrangement of a sexual offence against a child under 16.

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Levin served under McGuinty as deputy minister of education from late 2004 to early 2007.

Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals said Levin was recently involved with her ministry through contract research projects and guest speaking roles in his capacity as a professor...  (more...)

Member of Premier Wynne's transition team faces child porn charges