Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for assaulting underage girls

A 22-year-old man sexually assaulted several underage girls after becoming acquainted with them through social media.

He had earlier confessed to 12 counts of attempted rape and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The man who claimed to be a post-secondary student confessed to indecent assault and 12 counts of attempted rape.

The incident took place between June 2022 and September 2023 involving four victims aged between 14 and 15.

The man connected with the girls via social media and would engage in the criminal acts when they met in person.

One of the victims committed suicide in September 2023, with her mother discovering the incident while cleaning out her belongings.

Judge Andrew Chan said during the sentencing the defendant carefully planned his crimes and did not express any remorse over his crimes, and handed the man a prison sentence of 10 years.