Sex Trafficking

• Liberals seek to address U.S. ask for sharing police data on sex offenders

  The government's border plan appears to fulfill a U.S. ask for greater police collaboration to combat cross-border sex trafficking, but advocates say more needs to be done at home.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2024
  
• Teen girls transported across Ontario in sex trafficking case, man charged: police

  A Toronto man is facing human trafficking charges after allegedly luring teens from Kingston and Sudbury to the Greater Toronto Area for the purpose of sex trafficking.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2024
  
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• Canada’s privacy laws limit cross-border sex trafficking probes: U.S. envoy

  Ambassador David Cohen says progress has been made on strengthening Canada-U.S. border security, but sex trafficking remains a 'significant issue.'

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2024
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• Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear appeal from former fashion mogul Nygard

  The high court has rejected a leave to appeal request concerning Nygard's extradition to the United States, where he faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

  Trending

  Nov 28, 2024
• ‘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, 2024
• 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, 2024
• ‘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, 2024
• 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, 2024
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• 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
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• 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