A man who operated a Garden City-area movie theatre has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two teenage boys who worked for him.

Police say they first learned of the alleged incidents, which happened between 2002 and 2008, in June, when the two victims — now 23 and 24 years old, respectively — came forward to complain. The men told police they had been hired by the accused to work at the Cinema City on McPhillips Street and paid under the table, as they were only 13 years old at the time. They were later added to the payroll when they were legally able to be employed.

Police say the victims were sexually assaulted by the suspect multiple times.

The suspect was arrested in Saskatoon, where he had been living, and was transferred into Winnipeg police custody on Wednesday.

Terrence James Stannard, 54, has been charged with two counts of sexual exploitation, two counts of sexual assault, and two counts of invitation to sexual touching. He was detained at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.