Tyrone Bishop will be sentenced on March 27. (Image Credit: File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

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Sentencing decision reserved for Prince Albert child sex abuse case

Mar 10, 2026 | 9:54 AM

A man found in possession of over 1,700 images and videos related to child sex abuse material, was arrested and re-arrested multiple times after breaching his bail conditions.

Those were among the details heard at Tyrone Bishop’s sentencing hearing, which started Monday afternoon at Prince Albert Provincial Court.

Guilty pleas were entered last October to charges related to both the possession and distribution of the illicit materials.

On July 4, 2024, the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit searched a home in the Driftwood Trailer Court and examined several devices. Police found 619 unique images and 190 videos and all the victims were boys between the ages of four and 14.

After his arrest, Bishop admitted to looking at child sex abuse materials for several years.

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Bishop was released on conditions and then on Aug. 22, 2024, when police officers went to check on him at his home, they discovered he was using social media. On a gaming console they found a search history related to child sex abuse.

Bishop was arrested and released again.

In January, 2025, police received information someone was uploading child sex abuse materials to a Discord site. The information was traced to a computer in the Prince Albert area and Bishop was arrested. Through this investigation, police retrieved 467 videos and 495 images of boys between the ages of two and 14.

Crown Prosecutor Alex Boucher is seeking a four-year prison sentence, along with a lifetime addition to the national sex offender registry and restrictions from using a cellphone for 10 years.

“There is zero doubt his collecting caused serious harm,” she said.

Boucher added among the aggravating factors is the fact that even while on conditions, Bishop continued to re-offend.

She explained a prison sentence was therefore the most appropriate given that’s where Bishop could access sex offender programming.

In turn, Bishop’s lawyer Evan Strelioff argued for a two-year sentence, and cited the fact what while on more stricter conditions the past eight months, Bishop had not re-offended.

In place of a cellphone ban, Strelioff argued for a three year probationary period. He said in today’s world, it’s practically impossible to function without a phone or access to the internet.

Strelioff also stated that while there is programming at the prison, it is not specific enough to the one Bishop needs and so he could be better served by resources that are provided in the community.

When offered the opportunity to speak, Bishop apologized to his parents who were sitting in the courtroom.

Judge Lubyk reserved his decision to March 27.

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