B.C. teen lured into prostitution, forced to have sex with clients in S. Ontario: police

Toronto police have arrested three men for allegedly luring a British Columbia teenager into prostitution and forcing her to have sex with clients in hotels rooms across Southern Ontario.

Police say the 15-year-old girl travelled from B.C. to Ontario last September to visit family members when she was introduced to a man during her stay and exchanged telephone numbers.

The girl was contacted by the same man in late November and agreed to meet with him and another male.

Police say the two men gave her large quantities of alcohol and drugs and she was later taken to a Toronto hotel where she was forced into the sex trade.

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Investigators say the men took photographs of the girl and posted them on a sexual services website.

For a period of three weeks, police say the victim was forced to have sex with clients at various hotels in Oshawa, Toronto and Niagara Falls turning over all of the money earned.

At one point, police say the girl was kicked out of an Oshawa hotel room but was pressured to take on additional clients for the inconvenience.

Authorities say the teen managed to contact police on Dec. 17 and three men were arrested between June 2 and 6 following a six-month investigation.

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Ahmadu Ahmed, 20, Maher Saleh, 20 and Jerome Laing, 19, all from Toronto have been charged with multiple offences including trafficking in persons under 18 years, material benefit under 18 years, trafficking in persons by exercising control and advertising another person’s sexual services.

Laing appeared in court on June 2 and the other two men appeared on June 6.

Police believe there may be more victims and are encouraging anyone with information to come forward.