A Central Saanich man has pleaded guilty to making child pornography, sexual touching and criminally harassing 12 young girls, causing them to fear for their safety.

Seamus Weeks, 19, was initially charged in October 2016 with 29 offences relating to making and possessing child pornography, sexual touching and extortion.

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On Dec. 13, 2017, the Crown reduced the number of charges to 10. Two days later, Weeks pleaded guilty to 10 offences that took place between November 2015 and June 2016 and targeted girls in Greater Victoria and Kamloops.

The charges include communicating with a person under 18 for the commission of an offence, making child pornography, threatening to cause death or bodily harm to two young people, and inciting a girl under the age of 16 to sexually touch him.

Weeks also pleaded guilty to inciting, for a sexual purpose, two girls under the age of 16 to touch themselves with an object or a part of their bodies, and criminally harassing 12 young girls, causing them to fear for their safety.

The identity of the 15 victims is protected by a publication ban.

Victoria lawyer Chris Considine said the case has been adjourned for sentencing until Feb. 15.

“That date is basically for the purposes of reviewing where we are in the process,” he said Wednesday. “A presentence report has been directed and so that won’t be the actual sentencing date. That’s an administrative date to see where we are with the preparation of reports.”

Considine said he could not comment on why the Crown reduced the number of charges.

“It’s not appropriate for me to comment until the case is completed,” he said.