Police said they were contacted by two women who came forward with allegations regarding separate incidents that took place over the summer at a west Edmonton massage therapy clinic.

Investigators said the female victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted during two massage therapy sessions.

A total of 18 women have now come forward with sexual assault allegations against a Brandon massage therapist first arrested late last year.

Gerard Sylvester Rodrigues, 60, of Parkhill Road West, now faces 10 counts of sexual assault stemming from reported incidents at a Peterborough spa.

Claim says the defendant committed assault and battery of a sexual nature against the plaintiff.

Gerard Sylvester Rodrigues, 60, of Parkhill Road West was charged with an additional six counts of sexual assault.

Police initially charged Gerard Sylvester Rodrigues on Dec. 10 in connection with an incident involving one spa customer but say since then another victim has come forward.

The province says the Massage Therapist Titles Protection Act will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.

A massage therapist from Brandon already accused of sexually assaulting two people has been hit with further charges after more former clients have come forward with allegations.

A Saskatoon judge sentences Mark Donlevy to four years in prison in six sexual assault convictions.