Ontario Human Trafficking

• ‘A beacon of hope’: Survivor shares her story of being trafficked

  'You can be from Mount Pleasant and Eglinton and still be trafficked from Mount Pleasant and Eglinton. You don't have to be moved in order for it to be trafficking.'

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
  
• Ontario’s human trafficking force has helped 61 victims since late 2021

  A team of dedicated human trafficking investigators in Ontario says they have assisted 61 victims since the force's inception in December 2021.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2023
  
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• Ottawa police human trafficking unit charges 60-year-old man with sex assault

  The Ottawa Police Service believes there could be other victims after investigators with the human trafficking unit charged a 60-year-old man with sex offences.

  Crime

  May 14, 2021
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• Ontario bill would give police more power in human trafficking investigations

  The bill, if passed, would also require companies that sell sexual services to publish their contact information and respond to law enforcement within a set time frame.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2021
• Ottawa man charged in 2 alleged human trafficking cases

  Ottawa police say they've charged a 25-year-old man in connection with two cases of alleged human trafficking and are concerned about the possibility of other victims.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2021
• Oshawa man charged with human trafficking in Peterborough

  Peterborough police used social media platforms to identify a victim in a human trafficking investigation earlier this week.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2020
• 3 men charged in alleged human trafficking ring spanning from London to Kingston

  An investigation was launched after police learned the men had allegedly recruited a 14-year-old Hamilton girl.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2017
• Ontario boy accused of forcing girl into the sex trade

  A Peterborough, Ont., teen has been accused of forcing a girl into the sex trade after police carried out a human trafficking investigation.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2017
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• Toronto man charged after recruiting women into sex trade from jail: police

  Toronto police say a man charged earlier this year after forcing multiple women into the sex trade, threatening their families, making them take illegal drugs and branding them with tattoos of his full name, faces more charges after recruiting sex workers while he was inside a correctional facility.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2016