A former Niagara police officer who admitted to sexually abusing 11 women at his side massage business will serve an 18-month sentence at home.

David Kukoly, 54, who was a veteran officer at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault. He admitted to similar abuse against an additional six victims in an agreed statement of facts. He was sentenced on June 21 at the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Catharines, Ont.

Kukoly was not a registered massage therapist but still operated his “Massage by Dave” business from his Port Colborne home using a different last name.

Under the premise of providing massages, he inappropriately touched 11 women without their consent between 2016 and 2018, wrote Justice Richard Blouin in his sentencing decision.

Excuse me? House arrest for a crime he committed in his home? Isn’t that like sentencing the CEO of a company to the Board Room?