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Today (January 15), Richmond RCMP are releasing a photo of a suspect accused of multiple sex-related crimes against women and female sex workers.

Previously on December 21, Richmond RCMP had stated that in August, they had begun an investigation into allegations from several victims against the suspect, 49-year-old Satvir Singh Sanghera of Richmond.

On December 17, 14 charges were approved against Sanghera, including sexual assault, assault, administering a noxious substance, theft, fraud, possession of child pornography, transmitting intimate images of a person without consent, and obtaining sexual services for consideration.

He was placed under numerous conditions, including having no contact with or being in places where there are persons believed to be under the age of 18, having no contact with anyone related to sex work, and not being alone with any woman who is impaired or intoxicated.

He is scheduled to appear in court today.

Richmond RCMP has released his photo in an effort to find additional victims.

“We acknowledge that persons in the community may be very sensitive to seeing the image of Mr. Sanghera,” Richmond RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang stated in a news release. “Our investigators have taken comprehensive steps to assist those victims with health services from our partner agencies in advance of this notification. We ask those that may be affected that have not already contacted our Detachment to seek professional support.”

The Richmond RCMP tipsline for this investigation is 604-207-5185.