Sean Davidson, CTV News Toronto Multiplatform Writer

Walmart said it will remove pornographic toys that end up in the children's section of its website.

Wal-Mart said that after a woman discovered these picture products while buying a gift for her little nephew, it would delete pornographic toys placed on the children's section of its website.

Danica Bennett said she stumbled upon these items after searching for Christmas gift ideas for her 10-year-old nephew on Google two weeks ago. 

She said she eventually visited Wal-Mart's website, where she saw pornographic advertisements for children's "toys" and "stuffed animals".

Bennett said that in the past two weeks, she contacted Wal-Mart several times to report these pornographic materials and remove them from the site, but to no avail. 

She said she was told that Wal-Mart had escalated the problem, but did not take any action.

"It didn't hurt me to see them, but I care about the children," Bennett said. "Walmart is a big company. They should be able to solve this problem in less than two weeks."

Bennett said that when she was shopping online, her three-year-old daughter was with her and saw these pictures.

"She may not understand what she saw, but she still saw them," Bennett said.

In a statement to CTV News Toronto on Thursday, Wal-Mart said it apologized for any unexpected offenses caused by these products.

The company stated that these products are sold by third-party sellers on Walmart.ca.

"They do not represent Wal-Mart's values ​​and have no place on our market website," a company spokesperson said. "We are removing these items and will investigate how this happened."

Wal-Mart also stated that sellers will be terminated and will no longer be allowed to promote products on its website.

Although at least one item was removed from Walmart.ca on Thursday afternoon, CTV News Toronto found that pornographic products can still be seen in the children's section.

"This is obviously a mistake," Bennett said. "But solving this problem is where I am stuck. Why don't they do more?"

Bennett contacted CTV News Toronto after reading a story about Ontario women buying toy cacti from Walmart's website earlier this week. The toy cactus swears in Polish and sings in Polish about cocaine smoking. 

Wal-Mart has now removed the singing cactus from its website.

Technical analyst Carmi Levy told Toronto CTV News that these items appeared on Wal-Mart’s website because the company allowed third-party suppliers to sell items online.

"One of the dirty secrets of e-commerce is that you think you are buying from a trusted brand," Levi said. "This is a big problem."

Levy said that offering third-party products online is almost always a positive strategy for companies like Wal-Mart because it allows them to sell more products without physical inventory. 

"It is morally or ethically questionable, but it is good for them," Levy said. "Companies like Wal-Mart can provide a wider range of things, because they have partners, so they sell more."

Levy said that because Wal-Mart allows thousands of third-party products to be sold online, some should not be on the website.

"There is not a large group of people checking whether each product is good or not," he said. 

Levy said that when shopping online on sites such as Wal-Mart, it is important to read the rules to ensure that the products actually come from the company.

"For consumers, they are not easy," he said. 

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