On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes Human Trafficking Enforcement Team started an investigation into a Human Trafficking occurrence.
It is alleged that:
- on Tuesday, February 1, 2016, a 16-year-old girl was recruited and forced into the sex trade by another 16-year-old girl
- the victim was taken from Hamilton to a hotel in Niagara Falls
- once in Niagara Falls, the girl rented a hotel room and took photos of the victim and posted them on an internet escort site advertising sexual services
- the victim was forced to have sex with multiple clients and turned over all the money to the girl
- on Saturday, February 19, 2016, the girl took the victim from Niagara Falls to Toronto and introduced the victim to a man
- the man and girl controlled the victim with drugs and alcohol
- the victim was taken to a hotel in Toronto and forced into the sex trade
- photographs of the victim were taken and posted on an internet escort site advertising sexual services
- the victim was forced to have sex with multiple clients and turn over all the money to both the man and girl
- the man assaulted and sexually assaulted the victim
On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Courtney Rocker, 39, of Toronto, and a 16-year-old girl, of Toronto, were arrested.
The 16-year-old girl has been charged with:
1. Trafficking in Persons under Eighteen years by Recruiting
2. Trafficking of a Person under the age 18 years Exercising Control
3. Financial/Material Benefit resulting from trafficking person under 18 Advertising another Person’s Sexual Services
4. Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
She was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 10 am.
The girl, 16, cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Please refer to Section 110, Subsection 1, of the YCJA:
110. (1) Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a young person, or any other information related to a young person, if it would identify the young person as a young person dealt with under this Act.*
*Department of Justice Canada
Courtney Rocker, 39, has been charged with:
1. Trafficking of a Person under the age 18 years Exercising Control
2. Financial/Material Benefit resulting from trafficking person under 18
3. Advertising another Person’s Sexual Services
4. Sexual Assault
5. Assault
6. Possession of Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 10 am.
Police believe there may be other victims.
Police would like to encourage all affected individuals to come forward and report Human Trafficking occurrences to police. We want to make sure that everyone has access to support services and an exit strategy, regardless of their decision to proceed criminally.
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). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Human Trafficking means every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation, for a sexual purpose or a forced labour purpose. Victims can be men, women or children; can be Canadian citizens; and can be moved across local, provincial or national borders. They can be coerced through violence or the threat of violence against family and friends. The Human Trafficking Enforcement Team of Sex Crimes is dedicated to investigating these crimes against vulnerable members of society. For more information, please visit the Sex Crimes website.
The Toronto Police Service and the Greater Toronto Hotel Association are committed to working together to combat Human Trafficking.
Please download the Toronto Police Service Mobile App for iOS or Android.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
It is alleged that:
- on Tuesday, February 1, 2016, a 16-year-old girl was recruited and forced into the sex trade by another 16-year-old girl
- the victim was taken from Hamilton to a hotel in Niagara Falls
- once in Niagara Falls, the girl rented a hotel room and took photos of the victim and posted them on an internet escort site advertising sexual services
- the victim was forced to have sex with multiple clients and turned over all the money to the girl
- on Saturday, February 19, 2016, the girl took the victim from Niagara Falls to Toronto and introduced the victim to a man
- the man and girl controlled the victim with drugs and alcohol
- the victim was taken to a hotel in Toronto and forced into the sex trade
- photographs of the victim were taken and posted on an internet escort site advertising sexual services
- the victim was forced to have sex with multiple clients and turn over all the money to both the man and girl
- the man assaulted and sexually assaulted the victim
On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, Courtney Rocker, 39, of Toronto, and a 16-year-old girl, of Toronto, were arrested.
The 16-year-old girl has been charged with:
1. Trafficking in Persons under Eighteen years by Recruiting
2. Trafficking of a Person under the age 18 years Exercising Control
3. Financial/Material Benefit resulting from trafficking person under 18 Advertising another Person’s Sexual Services
4. Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
She was scheduled to appear in court at 311 Jarvis Street, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 10 am.
The girl, 16, cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Please refer to Section 110, Subsection 1, of the YCJA:
110. (1) Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a young person, or any other information related to a young person, if it would identify the young person as a young person dealt with under this Act.*
*Department of Justice Canada
Courtney Rocker, 39, has been charged with:
1. Trafficking of a Person under the age 18 years Exercising Control
2. Financial/Material Benefit resulting from trafficking person under 18
3. Advertising another Person’s Sexual Services
4. Sexual Assault
5. Assault
6. Possession of Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 10 am.
Police believe there may be other victims.
Police would like to encourage all affected individuals to come forward and report Human Trafficking occurrences to police. We want to make sure that everyone has access to support services and an exit strategy, regardless of their decision to proceed criminally.
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). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
Human Trafficking means every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation, for a sexual purpose or a forced labour purpose. Victims can be men, women or children; can be Canadian citizens; and can be moved across local, provincial or national borders. They can be coerced through violence or the threat of violence against family and friends. The Human Trafficking Enforcement Team of Sex Crimes is dedicated to investigating these crimes against vulnerable members of society. For more information, please visit the Sex Crimes website.
The Toronto Police Service and the Greater Toronto Hotel Association are committed to working together to combat Human Trafficking.
Please download the Toronto Police Service Mobile App for iOS or Android.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.