A 38-year-old man from Kingston, Ont., has been charged with 76 criminal offences after allegedly sexually assaulting victims lured through social media.
Kingston police say they started investigating the case in January with Ottawa police, Peterborough police and Ontario Provincial Police.
They say 10 victims were initially identified and more were identified later.
Police say they suspect there are other victims and they're urging anyone with information to contact them.
The man has been charged with 18 counts of sexual assault, five counts of access to child pornography, four counts of obtaining sexual services for consideration and four counts of sexual assault with choking, among other charges.
Police say the accused is being held in custody.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2022.
The Canadian Press