Sex Workers

• 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
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Suspect in Alberta kidnapping and sexual assaults to seek date for bail hearing

  Richard Mantha, 59, who faces sexual assault and kidnapping charges, will appear in Calgary court later this week to seek a date for a bail hearing.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2023
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• ‘First-of-its-kind’ report on B.C. sex workers outlines risks, calls for action

  Half of those surveyed said they have difficulties paying for food and around 75 per cent said they live with a disability.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023