On Sunday, November 2, 2014, the Toronto Police Service Human Trafficking Enforcement Team started an investigation into a Human Trafficking occurrence.
It is alleged that:
- a 19-year-old woman was forced into the sex trade industry
- the woman was taken to a hotel in Sarnia where she was forced to work as a sex trade worker
- the woman was forced to hand over a quantity of money to a man
On Thursday, January 22, 2015, Dustin Macbeth, 22, of Toronto, surrendered to police. He has been arrested and charged with:
1) Trafficking in Person by Recruiting
2) Trafficking in Person for Financial /Material Benefit
3) Procure to become a Prostitute
4) Exercise Control
5) Live on the Avails of Prostitution
He was scheduled to appear in court at College Park on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
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 19-year-old woman was forced into the sex trade industry
- the woman was taken to a hotel in Sarnia where she was forced to work as a sex trade worker
- the woman was forced to hand over a quantity of money to a man
On Thursday, January 22, 2015, Dustin Macbeth, 22, of Toronto, surrendered to police. He has been arrested and charged with:
1) Trafficking in Person by Recruiting
2) Trafficking in Person for Financial /Material Benefit
3) Procure to become a Prostitute
4) Exercise Control
5) Live on the Avails of Prostitution
He was scheduled to appear in court at College Park on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
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.