Step aside Jeremy Meeks, a new criminal is making the Internet swoon.

Stephanie Beaudoin

Canadian Stéphanie Beaudoin seems to have claimed the "world's sexiest criminal" crown after photos of the cat burglar went viral online over the weekend.

Beaudoin was arrested in August, and is facing a whopping 114 charges after allegedly breaking into 42 homes in the area of Victoriaville, Canada, The Daily Mail reported.

The story was originally reported by the Montreal Journal, accompanied by a photo of Beaudoin posing in a black bikini. The photo started to get shared around and pretty soon, Beaudoin became a viral sensation.

A Facebook fan page popped up and began sharing more photos of Beaudoin. The page now has over 4,000 likes.

Beaudoin is accused of working with three teen-aged accomplices to break into and burglarize homes, The New York Daily News reported. The 21-year-old nursing student faces charges of breaking and entering, receiving stolen property, and illegally owning and storing nine firearms. She is due to appear in court on November 17.

Stephanie Beaudoin

Social media users have dubbed her the "world's sexiest criminal," with commenters on Facebook inviting her to "break into my house" and saying things like "kidnap me anytime."

Beaudoin isn't the first alleged criminal to make headlines for sweeping the Internet off its feet this year.

In February, "hot convict" Meagan Simmons filed a lawsuit against InstantCheckmate.com over the background check site's use of her mugshot in online advertisements. The photo, taken in 2010, became an Internet meme. After initially embracing her online popularity, Simmons became creeped out by the unwanted attention, and decided it was an invasion of her privacy.

More recently, "hot mugshot guy" Jeremy Meeks followed in Simmons' footsteps after he was arrested in June during a gang police sweep. His booking photo, which looks strikingly like a model's head shot, also went viral. Fans created a gofundme.com campaign to "Free Jeremy," and even offered to help him find work as a professional model.

