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Four men who are members of the same family have been arrested to face sex charges.

The men were arrested between Jan. 31 and March 13 in connection with incidents that happened in Rockland between 1974 and 1991, the Russell County OPP crime unit reported Monday.

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The men, who were charged under the laws as they existed at the time, are not being named to protect the identities of the multiple victims in an ongoing investigation, police said. Some of the accused were also minors at the time.

A 58-year-old Ottawa man is charged with two counts of indecent assault on a female and sexual assault. He appears in court in L’Orignal April 10.

A Rockland man, 62, is charged with indecent assault on a female. He appears in court in L’Orignal April 3.

A 67-year-old Ottawa man is charged with two counts of indecent assault on a female, four counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, two counts of sexual exploitation, sexual intercourse with a step-daughter or female employee and intercourse with a female under 14 years of age. He appears in court in L’Orignal April 24.