A man from Qualicum Beach has been arrested in relation to a series of harassing and indecent phone and video calls made to women across B.C. over a number of months.
The calls occurred between November, 2017 and April, 2018, in which the suspect called a woman, identified her by name and address, and claimed he was watching her through cameras he installed in her home. He demanded she engage in sexually explicit conversation or her family members would be killed.
In February, it prompted a warning from Mounties, who said several women had come forward to report they had received disturbing calls. Police said at the time there was no evidence to suggest the caller had installed the cameras. They believed the man was picking up the information about the women through their social media accounts.
The man, who cannot be named as he has not been charged, was arrested on May 16 and released on a promise to appear in provincial court in Surrey.
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