AIRDRIE, Alta. – Mounties have charged a 25-year-old man in southern Alberta with human trafficking and prostitution offences.
Police say the charges came while investigating a youth reported missing.
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They say the investigation found evidence that the youth was an alleged victim of human trafficking.
A man from Airdrie is facing several charges, including assault, human trafficking and living off the avails of prostitution.
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He is to appear in court in Airdrie on Aug. 4.
RCMP say they are not releasing the accused’s name “in order to protect the interests of a witness under the age of 18 years.”
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