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More charges laid against volunteer sponsor accused of sexual assault of newcomers, additional victims come forward

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Robert Edward Choquette , 83 , of Calgary has been charged with four additional counts of sexual assault, one count of criminal harassment and three counts of assault causing bodily harm.

One of the victims alleges he was repeatedly physically assaulted by the accused nearly six decades ago .

Police say another victim met a man assigned to families new to Canada through a local organization.

The suspect leveraged his position as a volunteer sponsor and took advantage of the victim's immigration status to commit sexual offences, police said.

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