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An Ottawa man with a history of “abhorrent” sex crimes is facing several charges after police rescued a woman who was allegedly sexually extorted.

On Wednesday, acting on a tip from U.S. Homeland Security, police went to a Kanata address where they found a 20-year-old woman who was allegedly being held against her will. A 28-year-old man was arrested inside the residence without incident. The woman has since been reunited with her family in the U.S.

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Earlier this month, Ottawa police had received information that female victims were being extorted for sexually explicit videos and images. One of those victims was said to be in Ottawa.

Ryan McCann is charged with two counts of extortion, two counts of non-consensual distribution of intimate images and forcible confinement. He has been held for show cause court and a three-day remand.

There was activity around the neat Kanata house on Thursday, with an older woman in the driveway and a teenage girl seen getting off a school bus and entering the home.