RCMP Insp. Shawn Pike says police believe a woman lured two 15-year-old girls with promises of drugs and money. The teens were subsequently sexually assaulted by men in exchange for drugs and money.
A Long Plain First Nation woman has been charged after RCMP allege she befriended at least two teens and lured them into performing sexual acts on several men in exchange for drugs and money in a southern Manitoba city.
Police know of two 15-year-old victims, but believe there may be more, he said. Investigators have identified another girl, who is 13 or 14 years old and also believed to have been exploited by the group, but she has not yet been found."Is it possible that there's more than just one other person? Yes, it's possible, but I don't have an exact answer as far as a number."
The teens would receive drugs, and sometimes money, after performing sexual acts on the man, police say. The woman would also receive drugs, including methamphetamine, as a form of paymentPike said the teens were vulnerable and the woman built up trust with them over time. Pike said that cases like this are "a kind of crime that becomes vastly under-reported, because a lot of times you're counting on the person who's being victimized to come forward."
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