The OPP reports numerous charges have been laid across Ontario following a massive, coordinated investigation by the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation on the Internet. Police have mapped more than 7,000 individual IP addresses over a period of 180 days that had been identified as download candidates for suspected child pornography in various urban and rural communities. From its inception in August 2006, the Provincial Strategy has completed nearly 24,000 investigations and laid 8,750 charges against over 2,600 people. During that period, 534 child victims have been identified and rescued in Ontario.