At the time of his April 7 arrest, the suspect had a loaded .45 calibre handgun and was accompanied by a person later identified as a second victim, officials said.
海角社区官网man charged in months-long GTA sex trafficking operation involving underage victim
The man has been charged with聽trafficking a person under 18, exercising control, direction or influence over a person under 18 and advertising sexual services.
At the time of his April 7 arrest, the suspect had a loaded .45 calibre handgun and was accompanied by a person later identified as a second victim, officials said.
A 19-year-old 海角社区官网man is being accused of recruiting a victim into the sex trade, taking her earnings and moving her throughout the Greater 海角社区官网Area during a five-month period, Peel police said.
At the time of his April 7 arrest, the suspect had a loaded .45 calibre handgun and was accompanied by a person later identified as a second victim, officials said in a .
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing on multiple charges, including assault, unauthorized possession of a firearm, materially benefitting from sexual services, uttering threats and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.
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He was charged with additional offences on Friday while still in custody, including trafficking a person under 18, exercising control, direction or influence over a person under 18 and advertising sexual services.
鈥淭hese are horrible crimes and there is no place in our community for the people that commit them,” Deputy Peel Regional Police Chief Nick Milinovich said in the news release. “This investigation is an example of the commitment from our members. I am very appreciative of their work and the protection it provides to survivors and our community.鈥
Investigators believe that there may be more victims and are urging anyone with information to contact them at (905) 453-2121 ext. 3555, or get in touch anonymously by calling at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477.
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Elissa Mendes is a breaking news reporter, working out of
the Star鈥檚 radio room in Toronto. Reach her via email: emendes@thestar.ca
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