On Friday, March 28, 2014, the Toronto Police Service started a Human Trafficking/Juvenile Prostitution investigation.
It is alleged that:
- a girl, 17, was assaulted, threatened and forced into becoming a prostitute by two men and one woman
- she was transported, by the three people, between hotels in Mississauga and Scarborough for the purpose of prostitution
- all of her money, her phone, and personal belongings were taken
- she was kept, against her will, in hotel rooms, constantly guarded
On Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 4 p.m., three people were arrested.
Michael Campbell, 30, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Procuring a Person to become a Prostitute
2) Exercise Control
3) Living on the Avails of Prostitution
4) Trafficking in Persons
5) Receive a Material Benefit from Trafficking in Persons
6) Uttering a Death Threat
7) Forcible Confinement
8) Extortion
9) Use of Imitation Firearm during the Commission of an Indictable Offence
10) Under 18-Telecommunication Agreement to Commit Sexual Offence
Timothy Hewton, 23, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Living on avails of juvenile prostitution
2) Trafficking in persons
3) Material benefit resulting from trafficking in persons
4) Use of imitation firearm during commission of an indictable offence
Serena Timbury Welcome, 20, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Living on avails of juvenile prostitution
2) Trafficking in persons
3) Material benefit resulting from trafficking in persons
4) Exercise control
5) Forcible confinement
They were all scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, on Monday, April 14, 2014, room 101, 10 a.m.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
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It is alleged that:
- a girl, 17, was assaulted, threatened and forced into becoming a prostitute by two men and one woman
- she was transported, by the three people, between hotels in Mississauga and Scarborough for the purpose of prostitution
- all of her money, her phone, and personal belongings were taken
- she was kept, against her will, in hotel rooms, constantly guarded
On Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 4 p.m., three people were arrested.
Michael Campbell, 30, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Procuring a Person to become a Prostitute
2) Exercise Control
3) Living on the Avails of Prostitution
4) Trafficking in Persons
5) Receive a Material Benefit from Trafficking in Persons
6) Uttering a Death Threat
7) Forcible Confinement
8) Extortion
9) Use of Imitation Firearm during the Commission of an Indictable Offence
10) Under 18-Telecommunication Agreement to Commit Sexual Offence
Timothy Hewton, 23, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Living on avails of juvenile prostitution
2) Trafficking in persons
3) Material benefit resulting from trafficking in persons
4) Use of imitation firearm during commission of an indictable offence
Serena Timbury Welcome, 20, of Toronto, was charged with:
1) Living on avails of juvenile prostitution
2) Trafficking in persons
3) Material benefit resulting from trafficking in persons
4) Exercise control
5) Forcible confinement
They were all scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, on Monday, April 14, 2014, room 101, 10 a.m.
Police believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7474, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.