WINNIPEG – A woman’s complaint about sexual exploitation by men as a girl has resulted in charges against 13 different men, police say.
The woman, who is now 19, said she was exploited on a regular basis from the age of 12 to 17. Some of the men knew her family, but none are relatives, police said in a news release Monday.
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The men paid her for her sexual services, Winnipeg police said. The men, who range in age from 41 to 69, are charged with:
- obtaining sexual services from a person under 18;
- sexual interference;
- sexual assault; and
- invitation to sexual touching.
The police news release did not provide details on when the offences were alleged to have happened.
All 13 were released from custody on promises to appear in court at a later date.
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