A Cobourg, Ont., man faces multiple new voyeurism charges as part of an ongoing police investigation.
According to the Cobourg Police Service, in the summer of 2021, investigators first launched their investigation following a report for a woman who said a man was following her around a store. The woman said the man used his cellphone to take an “inappropriate recording” of her.
Police identified the suspect and executed a search warrant at his residence.
On Sept. 3, 2021, the man was arrested and charged with one count each of voyeurism, sexual assault and criminal harassment.
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A second search warrant was executed and investigators seized electronics from the man’s residence.
As a result of examination of the electronics, police say the man was arrested again on April 25.
Richard John Cooper, 26, of Cobourg, was charged with 10 counts of voyeurism.
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He made a court appearance this week and was remanded into custody for a future court date, police said Thursday.
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