A 27-year-old man is facing several charges after a woman was allegedly recruited and exploited for sexual services in downtown Toronto.
Toronto police said that its Human Trafficking Unit launched an investigation after responding to a call around 9 p.m. on May 9 for unknown trouble in the Entertainment District, near King and Bathurst Streets.
On May 9, Matthew Jeremy Ham, 27, was arrested and charged with trafficking in persons, material benefit from sexual services, procuring/exercising control, financial benefit trafficking persons over 18, advertising another person's sexual services, and assault.Police believe that there may be more victims and have released an image of the accused. They are also encouraging anyone who has fallen victim to human trafficking to come forward and report it to the police.
'Most of the city is evacuating': Gridlock on Alberta highway after evacuation order in Fort McMurrayLess than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, 'inappropriate behaviour' in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown.
As the May long weekend nears, several tow truck companies in Ontario are planning to withdraw some services in protest the lack of protection many drivers face.'Most of the city is evacuating': Gridlock on Alberta highway after evacuation order in Fort McMurrayWaterloo Regional Police are currently on the scene of a collision in the area of King Street North and Weber Street North in Waterloo.
City Coun. Gary Kaschak’s curiosity was piqued when Greg Butcher made public his family’s interest in acquiring Windsor Arena.Here's how the County of Simcoe proposes pushing residents to participate in organics program A 17-year-old male from Nasonworth, N.B., has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of a 34-year-old man in the community.A northern New Brunswick family says they're struggling after they say they've been essentially cutoff from social development support.Police in Newfoundland say patrol officers were assaulted Thursday by a "very irate male" wielding a block of cheese.
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