The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team worked with the Taber Police Service to arrest a man on child pornography charges. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

POLICE

Taber man charged with child porn & firearms offences

Mar 4, 2026 | 8:39 AM

The Taber Police Service (TPS) has charged a man with a variety of offences.

On Feb. 11, 2026, members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s South Alberta Internet Child Exploitation Unit, in partnership with the TPS, searched a home on the 4600 block of 51 Avenue in Taber.

Officers allegedly seized multiple improperly-stored firearms, as well as child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.

David Koethler, 35, of Taber, is charged with:

• Transmitting, making available, distributing or selling child sexual and exploitation material
• Possessing child sexual and exploitation material
• Accessing child sexual and exploitation material
• Unlawful storage of firearms

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Following a bail hearing, Koethler was released from custody with multiple conditions. He is set to appear in court in Taber on April 7, 2026.

Anyone who has information regarding online child exploitation is encouraged to contact the TPS or Cybertip.ca

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at P3Tips.com, or by using the P3 Tips mobile app.