A Winnipeg man has been slapped with a long list of charges after an investigation on the importation and distribution of child abuse images.

The investigation began in May, based on a tip from the National Child Exploitation Co-ordination Centre in Ottawa, police said Tuesday.

On June 12, a computer was seized from a Winnipeg home; the suspect, whose name was not released, was arrested the following day.

Investigators believe the man, 22, also committed sexual offences involving local children.

The man has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, possessing, accessing and distributing child pornography.

The police investigation is continuing in Winnipeg and in other jurisdictions in Canada, police said.