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6 arrested, charged in Halton Region sex trafficking operation

Halton Regional Police. Don Mitchell / Global News

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) charged six people after an investigation into human trafficking.

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Investigators say the arrests were tied to attempts to arrange meetings for sexual services with a 16-year-old girl during the first week of May.

“The project goal was to identify and arrest offenders seeking sexual services from females under the age of 18,” HRPS said in a release.

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Those arrested have been charged with communicating for the purpose of obtaining consideration of sexual services from a person under 18.

HRPS did not release the identity of the accused due to an ongoing investigation.

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