Sex Workers

• 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
  
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• ‘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
• Suspect in kidnapping, drugging and sexual assault of sex workers appears in court

  A man accused of targeting women in Calgary's sex trade has made a brief court appearance.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Lawyers for marginalized sex workers set to argue against prostitution laws

  Lawyers representing transgender, Indigenous and Black sex workers are expected to argue Tuesday how laws brought in by the Harper-era Conservatives are too restrictive.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2022
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• Canadian sex workers are challenging a law that does them ‘harms’. Here’s what to know

  Jenn Clamen, the national coordinator of CASWLR, said this is the first constitutional challenge to PCEPA provisions initiated by sex workers.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2022