According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the sex trafficking organization rotated victims through apartments in nine different cities including Kingston, Belleville and Peterborough.

Police say a Cambridge man is facing 12 charges related to human trafficking, sexual assault and firearms.

For Melissa, the last thing she imagined starting her first year at Western University, with plans to become a lawyer, was to become a stripper, let alone fall victim to human trafficking.

There are now 46 women listed on the complaint against Nygard according to an amended class action lawsuit - which accuses him of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking.

Detectives believe the suspect first communicated with a teenaged girl over Facebook and are concerned there may be more victims.

In the final part of our "In Her Words" series, we explore what role police are doing in Calgary to combat sex trafficking.

It was an painful understanding of a darkness and brutality that first bonded these women together. But out of that, with the help of a Calgary organization, they have formed a sisterhood that helps keep them accountable and pushes them forward.

It's a clandestine crime targeting mostly women. Many are young and underage and often have a basic need that is not being met, making them vulnerable. Three survivors of sex trafficking share their stories.

Premier Doug Ford says the funding will include expansion of the provincial police force's child exploitation unit.

Detectives say they arrested the two men after receiving reports of two women in distress.