In June 2016 he was charged with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of extortion, two counts of non-consensual distribution of intimate images and sexual exploitation. Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin was accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and a 20-year-old woman in Peel Region. Peel police say the 37-year-old man committed the offences while he was practicing as a religious healer. It was alleged the offences occurred over an eight-year period starting in 2008. Police said he had operated as a religious healer for several years in the Brampton, Mississauga and Burlington area, and appears to target the followers of Sufism.