An Edmonton man charged in a string of attacks on sex trade workers has admitted to choking and robbing a woman he met on an adult classifieds website.

Christopher Scott Walter pleaded guilty in the Court of King’s Bench Thursday to a count of robbery. He admitted to beating and choking a woman in an Edmonton hotel room last year before stealing her cash, phone and identity documents and briefly fleeing to the United States.

The 24-year-old remains in custody and appeared in the prisoners box in a grey t-shirt and mullet-style haircut. He spoke only to confirm he understood the consequences of his plea. His case is next in court Feb. 6, 2026.

According to an agreed statement of facts, Walter met the victim on LeoList, a classifieds website used by those in the sex trade. The two met J

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