Foster Pedophile

September 22, 2015 permalink

Shawn Gartlan has been convicted of a criminal offense. Not mentioned in the Metroland news article, Mr Gartlan was a foster parent. A comment from aggrieved mother Alexandra Stuart follows the news article.

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Woodville man gets jail time for possessing, making available child pornography

Shawn Gartlan, 51, sentenced to 12 months in jail, two years probation, 20 years under Sex Offender Information Registration Act after conviction of make available child pornography.

Sep 18, 2015, Lance Anderson, Kawartha Lakes This Week

WOODVILLE - A Woodville man charged with possession of child pornography and making available child pornography has been sentenced to a year in jail.

In Lindsay court Thursday (Sept. 17), Shawn Gartlan, 51, pleaded guilty to one count of make available child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.

For the charge of making child pornography available, Mr. Gartlan was sentenced to 12 months in jail and two years concurrent probation, as well as 20 years registered under the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (SOIRA).

For the offence of possession of child pornography, Mr. Gartlan received a concurrent sentence of six months of jail, two years of probation and 10 years registered under SOIRA.

Mr. Gartlan was charged in February, 2014, after a six-week child pornography investigation. He faced three counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of make available child pornography.

At the time of his arrest, OPP said the force’s Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the OPP Technical Crime Unit and City of Kawartha Lakes OPP Detachment executed a search warrant at a Woodville residence and small business on Feb. 5. Three computers and other items were seized in relation to the investigation, which OPP allege contained images of child sexual abuse.

This Week was told Mr. Gartlan owned an area gas station and he was listed as the president of the Woodville Minor Hockey Association on their website.

Source: Metroland/My Kawartha

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Alexandra Stuart

9/18, 1:40am

My son was living with Shawn Gartlan of Woodville, foster parent for CAS and respite for CAS and Hawk Homes. February 2014 he was charged with child porn and associated charges. After many CFSRB hearings, as CAS wouldn't move my son, as to not disrupt their bonding ... a quote from York CAS lawyer Nancy Guatto. Today Shawn Gartlan plead guilty in courtroom 3 at the Lindsay courthouse. I couldn't be there, don't know the sentence. Please add this pedo and child porn manufacturing, distributing and making available child porn convictions, a part of your fixcas please. This has been a long fight for me to get Mr Gartlan no not be a foster parent – kept getting it's alleged – so his surety since 2014 was another foster parent with 8 or so kids. The judge never heard that. Shawn wanted house arrest. His business a gas station is attached to his house, so I couldn't agree with that either. I'll call the courthouse tomorrow. Please print a story on this. York CAS placed my son in Kawartha CAS' district, but York kept and managed the file.

Source: private message