Serious charges in connection with sexual crimes in Rouyn-Noranda.

Sexual assault, bodily harm, kidnapping, armed assault, harassment, threat, extortion...

And the list goes on.

Daniel Laframboise, 50, and Sandra Rappatoni, 48, allegedly targeted women, some of them in vulnerable situations, in order to obtain sexual favors.

They were arrested on Wednesday during a search at their home on Soucy Street, in Rouyn-Noranda. They appeared at the courthouse this morning.

Daniel Laframboise is the one of the two who faces the most numerous and damning charges.Eleven chefs in all.

In particular, he is accused of having used threats, accusations or violence to induce or attempt to induce his victim to be his submissive.He is also accused of posing as his victim in order to obtain advantages.Sandra Rappatoni, meanwhile, faces four counts, including sexual assault and extortion.

The actions that are accused of the defendants allegedly began on the first of May 2007.Some would have continued until this year.What we know about the alleged victims is that they are adults and that there are more than one.

The SQ is cautious, since the case is before the courts, and, above all, that it suspects that other people might not have come forward yet.

During their search on Wednesday, the police seized computer equipment that will be analyzed.As the accused allegedly caused several victims, different police departments had to work together in this file.

The investigation for Laframboise's release has been set for August 8.Sandra Rappatoni's will see you on Friday.