Warning issued after sex workers in Van sexually asaulted

CLEARLY I CAN'T PUT A SENTENCE TOGETHER! - TITLE Picture of him in article! http://globalnews.ca/news/1846092/v...sex-workers-after-2-women-assaulted/Vancouver Police are warning sex workers to be careful after two women were violently assaulted on Feb. 19. Police say early that day, a man contacted two online sex workers and told them to come to an apartment in the West End. Once the two 30-year-old women arrived, the man allegedly confined and sexually assaulted the two women. The victims eventually escaped and called police, but the suspect had fled before the officers arrived. Forty-five-year-old Mark Stacy Spelrem is now wanted in connection to these assaults. Spelrem is Caucasian, 5’11” tall, with a slim build. He has short dyed blonde-orange hair that is spiked at the front and balding in the back. Mark-Spelrem Police say sex workers, specifically those working online in an outcall capacity, are asked to use extra caution when receiving responses to their advertisements. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mark Spelrem is asked to call 9-1-1 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.

here's another story.... ALWAYS... remember to have someone to call check you when you go on an outcall....have a security word and have someone call you every 20 mins during the call....i always say "all good"....if i say anythng else...like "i am having fun" the person doing the checking knows that is not my security word and that i am NOT having fun....security can be dispatched or police if the security person can't reach me or if i say the wrong word... please be careful people...and as is shown by this event, being in pairs doesn't necessarily protect us.... http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2015/...s-to-use-caution-following-report-of-assualt/ Vancouver police are on the lookout for an alleged sex offender after two women reported being assaulted in a West End apartment. In the early hours of Feb. 19, Police say a man confined a pair of “online sex workers” to his apartment and sexually assaulted the two 30-year-old women. “The victims eventually escaped and called police, but the suspect had fled before officers arrived,” VPD said in a release. Mark Stacy Spelrem, 45, is wanted in connection to the assaults. He’s described as a white male, 5-feet-11 with a slim build, with short dyed blond-orange hair “that is spiked at the front and balding at the back.” VPD warns sex workers, specifically those who work online in an outcall capacity, to use extra caution when receiving responses to their ads. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mark Spelrem is asked to call 9-1-1 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477.

susi said: here's another story.... ALWAYS... remember to have someone to call check you when you go on an outcall....have a security word and have someone call you every 20 mins during the call....i always say "all good"....if i say anythng else...like "i am having fun" the person doing the checking knows that is not my security word and that i am NOT having fun....security can be dispatched or police if the security person can't reach me or if i say the wrong word... please be careful people...and as is shown by this event, being in pairs doesn't necessarily protect us.... http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2015/...s-to-use-caution-following-report-of-assualt/ Vancouver police are on the lookout for an alleged sex offender after two women reported being assaulted in a West End apartment. In the early hours of Feb. 19, Police say a man confined a pair of “online sex workers” to his apartment and sexually assaulted the two 30-year-old women. “The victims eventually escaped and called police, but the suspect had fled before officers arrived,” VPD said in a release. Mark Stacy Spelrem, 45, is wanted in connection to the assaults. He’s described as a white male, 5-feet-11 with a slim build, with short dyed blond-orange hair “that is spiked at the front and balding at the back.” VPD warns sex workers, specifically those who work online in an outcall capacity, to use extra caution when receiving responses to their ads. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mark Spelrem is asked to call 9-1-1 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477. Click to expand... That's the same story i posted? [:)]

yes it is essentially the same story natalia, different location i guess....just wanted to pipe in here and hope everyone is extremely vigilant at least until this guy is caught. love susie

The article link didn't work for me but this one does: http://globalnews.ca/news/1846092/v...g-online-sex-workers-after-2-women-assaulted/

Just watching BC1 while having lunch and noticed that, according to the scroll at the bottom of the screen, VPD has arrested him. I would look for a link and post it but I'm on my phone at the moment and am not tech savvy enough to know how to copy and paste links from the phone's browser. Sorry.

Man Mountain said: Just watching BC1 while having lunch and noticed that, according to the scroll at the bottom of the screen, VPD has arrested him. I would look for a link and post it but I'm on my phone at the moment and am not tech savvy enough to know how to copy and paste links from the phone's browser. Sorry. Click to expand... Thanks MM. Vancouver police arrest man wanted in alleged violent sex assaults VPD Spokesman Sgt. Randy Fincham says Mark Spelrem was arrested shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday night in the 300-block of Powell Street. Spelrem was the subject of a public warning after two women were violently assaulted on Feb. 19. Fincham says Spelrem was located following a tip from the public. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+police+arrest+wanted+alleged+violent+assaults/10841856/story.html