Sex Workers

• 11 arrested in sting targeting suspects seeking underage sex workers: Ottawa police

  Ottawa police say they’ve made 11 arrests in a sting operation targeting suspects seeking underage sex workers. They say all 11 suspects were arrested in Ottawa.

  Crime

  Jun 3
  
• Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend

  A group says it wants an end to the nightly fees that dancers are forced to pay to work in clubs, to obtain labour protections, and for Ottawa to fully decriminalize sex work. 

  Canada

  May 15
  
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• Sex worker assault: Vancouver police ID suspect in attack that prompted public warning

  The update came one day after police issued a warning to women in the Downtown Eastside over the attack.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2024
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• Quebec man arrested for filming sexual encounters with over 30 women

  Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by the suspect to come forward, but sex work advocates say going to police only further increases risk.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2024
• Warning issued to sex workers after woman assaulted in Vancouver: police

  On June 10 a woman was picked up after midnight by a man driving an older-model dark-coloured sedan near East Hastings Street and Campbell Avenue.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2024
• Man charged with assault during Take Back the Night March in Hamilton

  Police say a man became engaged with one of the marchers at the event in the downtown core Thursday night after trying to grab a sign.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2023
• Fire forces sex worker organization Maggie’s Toronto to temporarily close

  The blaze, spreading quickly to the nearly 200-year-old structure, smashing windows and travelling up a stairwell three floors. The Maggie's space was hardest hit.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• 21-year-old Whitby man arrested after allegedly robbing sex workers: police

  Investigators said "under the guise of purchasing sexual services," the suspect arranged to meet with the sex workers at a hotel in Ajax.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2023
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• Curtis Sagmoen pleads guilty to probation breach charges

  A Vernon man with a history of violence against women in the sex trade, admitted on Wednesday to breaking his probation multiple times. 

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2023
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• Court documents reveal new details in Alberta sexual assault, confinement investigation

  New details have emerged from the investigation into a 59-year-old Alberta man accused of forcibly confining and sexually assaulting sex workers on a rural property near Calgary.

  Crime

  Jun 9, 2023