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A London police officer, who is accused of breaking his release conditions three times after being charged with sexual assault last year, has been held in custody since his arrest Tuesday, court documents show.

Const. Stephen Williams, 42, now faces a combined 10 charges, including sexual assault, harassment and being unlawfully in a dwelling, stemming from two separate cases involving women he’d dated.

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He was arrested on Tuesday and charged with breaching a release condition that ordered Williams not to use any electronic device with access to the Internet, unless it belonged to his surety and was used in their presence, according to court documents.

The latest breach charge is the third for Williams, who previously was charged with breaking orders prohibiting him from communicating directly or indirectly with the complainant, or going within 100 metres of her home, workplace or school.

Williams will appear by video in court Friday to set a date for a bail hearing.

The three-year service member is being represented by high-profile Toronto attorney Scott Hutchison, whose partner, Marie Henein, successfully represented former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi at his trial for four counts of sexual assault.

The mounting charges against Williams, including the multiple allegations of breaching conditions, prompted the head of the London Abused Women’s Centre to raise safety concerns for the complainant.