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TORONTO — A 23-year-old east-end Toronto youth worker and private babysitter is facing a new round of sexual assault charges in alleged incidents involving young boys dating back to 2012 after initially being arrested last month.

Daniel Harker was arrested in March and charged with sexual assault and sexual interference, but since then, three other victims have come forward, police said at a press conference Wednesday.

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Harker now faces an additional five counts of sexual assault and five counts of sexual interference. He has also been charged with invitation to sexual touching and an indecent act.

Toronto police sex crimes Det. Demo D’Antonio said Harker began working with children in 2012. Harker was well-known by parents in east-end Toronto communities because he worked at community centres, daycares and schools. Harker’s lengthy resume includes roles as a lunchroom monitor at Pape Avenue Junior School, as a daycare worker for the Pape Children’s House daycare and as a part-time recreational worker for the City of Toronto. He also worked with Scouts Canada, the SH Armstrong Community Centre and the Gledhill Child Care Centre.

Harker was also available for hire as a private babysitter, frequently advertising his services through Kijiji and Care.com. It was in this role, at the homes of children, that police said Harker committed the offences.