Charged almost two years ago with a variety of sex crimes, Eugene Francois was arrested again Tuesday for breach of release conditions.
St. Thomas Police were acting on a tip about 60-year-old Francois’ failure to comply.
In May of 2021, St. Thomas Police arrested Francois at his Talbot Street address for a number of offences including trafficking a person under the age of 18, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.
Last June he faced a further 16 charges in relation to 10 other victims.
After the year-long investigation, it was determined that Francois had been filming female victims in his apartment – where he operated a popular music studio – without their knowledge or consent.
Through that investigation city police have processed thousands of images.
Francois is now charged with failing to comply with a release order.
