Sex Trafficking

• ‘Low risk, high reward’: How sex traffickers use coercive debt to exploit survivors

  Coercive debt and financial abuse are a 'systematic' part of how sex traffickers operate in Canada, with at least a quarter of all survivors dealing with fraudulent debt.

  Crime

  Nov 10
  
• International students are being sexually exploited, trafficked, says Brampton mayor

  Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the sexual exploitation and trafficking of international students happens 'in plain sight' in the city.

  Canada

  Oct 23
  
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• ‘There may be more victims’: Charges laid in Toronto sex trafficking case dating to 2013

  Toronto police have charged two people in connection with a human trafficking complaint dating back to 2013. They've posted suspect images in hopes other victims come forward.

  Crime

  Jun 8
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• Innisfil woman charged in human trafficking investigation after contacting victims: police

  South Simcoe Police have charged an Innisfil woman for obstructing justice in connection to a major human trafficking investigation.

  Crime

  Apr 12
• 3 more arrested in central Ontario sex trafficking probe

  The South Simcoe Police Service has made three more arrests in relation to a human trafficking investigation involving multiple victims in Innisfil.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2023
• Only 11% of human trafficking cases result in guilty decision: StatCan

  Only 40% of human trafficking incidents reported to police in Canada in the past decade resulted in charges being laid, and only 11% of cases resulted in guilty decisions.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
• Mississauga man arrested for forcing 2 women into sex trade: police

   A Mississauga man has been charged after allegedly forcing two women into the sex trade. Police believe there may be more victims, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2023
• 4 teens rescued following human trafficking investigation in Edmonton

  Two men and a 17-year-old youth were charged on Oct. 12 following a lengthy investigation which ALERT says revealed the victims involved were underage.

  Crime

  Nov 30, 2023
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• Montreal billionaire sex case: Accuser loses bid to freeze Robert Miller’s assets

  A Superior Court justice ruled that the applicant failed to prove the risk that Robert Miller would disappear or hide his assets if he loses a court case brought against him.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2023
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• How an Ontario survivor is looking to help others escape sex trafficking

  A sex trafficking survivor is hoping her new business can help other victims of sex trafficking feel loved and supported.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023