Halifax teen allegedly part of online extremist group has 4 of 5 charges dropped

A Halifax teen, who police alleged was affiliated with the violent online extremist group known as 764, has had four out of five charges against him withdrawn.

The 16-year-old was facing child pornography-related and inciting hatred charges.

“The Crown had no realistic prospect of conviction on those four counts, having assessed the evidence in this case. There’s one count remaining that relates to a specific date, in a specific allegation that the young person was in possession of a video, a child pornography video,” said Crown lawyer Carla Ball on Thursday.

“Those other remaining counts: inciting hatred and possessing obscene material and another child pornography charge has been withdrawn.”

The youth, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, remains released with conditions and is scheduled to return to court Feb. 26.

Read more: Global News (CAN)