THE number of charges against a sex offender accused of posing as a female escort to extort funds from victims is expected to climb to over 450, a court has heard. 

Scott Toothill (35) from Glendarragh Park, Ederney is charged with inciting prostitution, fraud by posing as a female and offering sexual services, blackmail and concealing criminal property between August 2021 and November 2022. 

At a short hearing at Enniskillen Magistrate's Court on Monday, a prosecutor told the court that the of Toothill's alleged offending was greater than police had anticipated. 

It is estimated that the Ederney man could be facing 454 charges, with inspectors currently working through devices, text messages and other material, the prosecutor said.

"The volume of offending uncovered is greater than police could ever have imagined", the prosecutor said, adding that the case has also been referred to the Public Prosecution Services' Serious Crime Unit. 

District Judge, Alana McSorley ordered that the case be heard again at Enniskillen Magistrate's Court on Monday, December 16. 

A previous hearing heard that in November 2022, police commenced an investigation after he was found with an unapproved mobile phone and five SIM cards.

Analysis revealed he had posed as a female escort on various social media platforms using at least 12 different names.

More than 700,000 pieces of data from his phone and bank account were examined. 

The court further heard there are more than 100 unidentified victims worldwide, involving fraud, whereby Toothill, pretending to be a female escort, arranged payment for sexual services, with some victims blackmailed with exposure if they didn’t pay him.

Toothill has also allegedly engaged with several females whom he tried to involve in prostitution.

Alongside the unknown victims are a further six who are identified and have provided reports of fraud and blackmail.

Two are females whose images and personal details were used by Toothill to set up fake accounts on escort websites, “causing great distress due to the amount of sexual requests received”.

The others are four male victims of Toothill’s posing as a female escort advertising sexual services and obtaining payment; however, no meeting ever took place.