Police say the ring recruited victims while they were waiting for the bus. Police say the ring recruited victims while they were waiting for the bus. (CBC)

Longueuil police are urging any other potential victims of an alleged juvenile prostitution ring to come forward.

Eight people were arrested last week following an investigation launched in 2008 after a sexual assault complaint was filed by an underage girl.

Since then, two more young women have come forward with similar complaints, police said Monday.

None of the eight was present during a brief court hearing Monday morning at the Longueuil courthouse.

The accused face a total of 47 charges in connection with assaults against the three alleged victims, said Crown prosecutors.

The girls, aged between 14 and 15, were allegedly recruited by the ring while waiting for the bus, said Longueuil Police Const. Gaétan Durocher.

They were then brought to homes or hotels in the Greater Montreal area where they were forced to have sex — sometimes with several individuals at the same time, Durocher said.

The accused are expected to be back in court for a bail hearing March 8.