Police say the suspect and victim did not know each other before the assault.

WARNING: Some of the details in this story are disturbing.

A Mississauga man is facing charges in connection with sexual assaults that were allegedly committed through a ruse involving real estate transactions in Hamilton.

London police have laid a sexual assault charge against a 56-year-old man in connection with an incident that occurred in March 2019.

The accused man practised massage in his home in Kanata, a west-end suburb, and police received a complaint about him from a woman earlier this month, investigators said.

The victim was reportedly able to get away and flag down a vehicle for help.

The Special Investigations Unit say their investigation started in August when a woman from Aurora, Ont., called in to make a complaint.

Det.-Const Alexandra Marks of the Sex Crimes Child Exploitation Unit said the 64-year old Efren Chimbo was initially charged after he allegedly invited two underage girls to his home on Rogers Road and Dufferin Street for a photo shoot in May. 

Peterborough police believe there are more victims and that offences may have occurred outside the city.

Middlesex County OPP began an investigation in October following a sexual assault report.