Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that charges against the accused were withdrawn on Dec. 12, 2023.
Police say they have arrested and charged a Toronto man claiming he followed underage girls on multiple occasions.
Toronto police said the investigation related to reported harassment around Yonge Street and Roehampton Avenue between May 2022 and May 2023.
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Investigators said on seven different occasions, a man allegedly followed girls under the age of 18 in the area.
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It is alleged he filmed them on his phone.
On Monday, Toronto police say they arrested 56-year-old Lorne Hytman and charged him with criminal harassment.
On Dec. 12, 2023, charges by the Crown were withdrawn against Hytman – six counts of criminal harassment and one count of voyeurism.
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