A dangerous offender hearing is underway in Superior Court  for a Windsor man who was found guilty of child pornography-related offences.

Daniel Nickolson, 51, was found guilty of 53 child porn-related charges on Sept. 12, 2016.

The charges against Nickolson stem from a Windsor police child exploitation unit investigation that started in May of 2013.

On June 4, 2014 members of the Internet Child Exploitation Unit arrested Nickolson. The next day, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2800 block of Turner Road.   

Police say the investigation continued, which included examining photos, videos and chat messaging data. Between July and August 2014 an additional 21 charges were laid against Nickolson.

In August 2014, Windsor police identified a 14-year-old alleged victim, who lives in Dallas Texas. The ICE unit notified authorities in Dallas and the alleged victim was located and interviewed by police.

On April 22, 2015 an additional 63 charges were laid.

On Monday at the start of the hearing, the Crown presented evidence that Nickolson may re-offend.

Cameron Adamson, a rehabilitation officer at the Southwest Detention Centre, was the first to take the stand and explained the programs Nickolson completed.

Paul Adams, a psychotherapist from the Windsor Sexual Offender Treatment Program, explained Nickolson began the program at a moderate risk to re-offend, and left the program at the same level.

More witnesses will take the stand Thursday and Friday.

The hearing will then take a break and resume in October.