Charges are piling up against Samuel Moderie, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women he met on online sites.
The 28-year-old man was arrested on 1er last February for a first series of crimes which were allegedly committed between July 2022 and January 2023. He was initially charged with 13 counts, including sexual assault, administration of noxious substance and robbery.
The acts alleged at this time concerned five women, but already, the investigators suspected that he could have made other victims. Other women have since come forward.
According to the police, Samuel Moderie came into contact with the women through dating sites like Badoo and Jalf. He would have gone to his victims and administered a drug to them without their knowledge. Once the women were unconscious, he allegedly sexually assaulted them and stole property, in addition to taking pictures of them.
On Friday, 20 additional charges were filed against the man, for a total of 33. The number of alleged victims has at the same time increased from 5 to 12.
The man would have raged in several cities, between 2021 and 2023, according to the act of denunciation which mentions Montreal, Saint-Jérôme, Laval, Saint-Zotique, McMasterville, Brownsburg-Chatham and Saint-Jérôme.
During this brief appearance on Friday, the man, who is currently detained, addressed his lawyer in a very polite manner, showing no signs of stress in the face of the new and multiple charges.
His case will again be called before a judge on 1er March.