Current Events

Reza Moazami- First human trafficking charge in BC:   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/moazami-sentenced-to-23-years-for-running-prostitution-ring-1.3312627  

Michael Bannon- Second human trafficking charge in BC:  https://www.vancourier.com/news/court-hears-harrowing-tales-of-youth-prostitution-victims-1.23172424  

 https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/victim-says-her-time-with-vancouver-pimp-was-experience-from-hell  

2 charged with human trafficking Windsor Ontario:  https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/05/01/several-human-trafficking-charges-laid-windsor/  

Montreal modelling agency head charged with sexual exploitation:

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/modelling-agency-owner-sexual-exploitation-b-models-1.5103304

https://globalnews.ca/news/5182246/montreal-police-modelling-agency-arrest/  

Ottawa human trafficking charges 2019:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5122680/ottawa-police-arrests-human-trafficking-investigation/ 

A study from Ontario- student voices on sexual violence:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5122680/ottawa-police-arrests-human-trafficking-investigation/ 

25 year old Toronto pimp sentences to 5 years:

https://www.thewhig.com/news/crime/pimp-gets-five-years-for-trafficking-16-year-old-girl/wcm/c1a0839d-44dc-495e-b22c-44c31acbdef5 

19 year old pimp charged for trafficking underage girl through escorting:

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/pickering-man-charged-with-human-trafficking/ar-AAAS8su 

34 trafficking related charges to a male and female pimp aged 24 and 25 in Edmonton:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5263483/edmonton-human-trafficking-investigation/ 

46 year old Canadian predator charged for purchasing a 14 and 15 year old for sex:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jonathan-pearce-sexual-exploitation-sentence-1.5128360 

24 year old Ontario man wanted for human trafficking:

https://london.ctvnews.ca/man-wanted-on-human-trafficking-charges-involving-minor-1.4427596

Man wanted for human trafficking charges. Found in Victoria BC:

https://www.cheknews.ca/man-wanted-for-human-trafficking-arrested-in-victoria-police-looking-for-potential-victims-561536/ 

Canadian government and  its response to human trafficking- an opinion article:

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/why-is-the-trudeau-government-failing-to-combat-growing-human-trafficking-problem/  

Conservative leader plans to address human trafficking:

 https://ipolitics.ca/2019/05/22/scheer-pledges-stricter-laws-revived-plan-against-human-traffickers/ 

 https://london.ctvnews.ca/scheer-says-conservatives-would-change-criminal-code-to-fight-human-trafficking-1.4432084  

Massage parlors- an experience:

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/should-toronto-allow-more-body-rub-parlours-new-report-suggests-exploring-end-to-decades-old-cap-1.5143534 

Canadian woman arrested for human trafficking:

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-woman-accused-human-trafficking-court-appearance-1.5175756 

 https://globalnews.ca/news/5401226/bail-granted-saskatoon-human-trafficking-charges/  

Teacher charged with sexual exploitation:

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/former-teacher-david-harrison-90-days-sexual-exploitation-1.5191537

First female mayor of Amsterdam making changes to red light district:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5456004/amsterdam-mayor-overhaul-red-light-district/

5 arrested in human trafficking case:

https://globalnews.ca/news/5479753/5-arrested-human-trafficking-investigation-toronto-police/ 

Canadian female human trafficker:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-human-trafficking-jessica-vinje-trial-1.5203890

Jeffrey Epstein charged with human trafficking:

https://ottawasun.com/news/crime/u-s-financier-jeffrey-epstein-charged-with-sex-trafficking-of-underage-girls/wcm/bd9cbad3-506a-4018-a0d3-45d9c818a1c3

Female EA charged with sexual exploitation:

 https://globalnews.ca/news/5712703/karen-bagshaw-peterborough-teaching-assistant-sentencing/

One girl's story of her boyfriend luring her:

https://www.thestar.com/life/2019/08/24/how-teens-are-lured-into-human-trafficking.html 

BC pimp wants to make appeal:

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/convicted-pimp-plans-to-represent-himself-in-appeal-involving-disgraced-cop-1.4569081 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-thirty-one-people-arrested-in-connection-with-multi-province-human/?fbclid=IwAR1CA7V2jJxrmAoUNJ-TWZocbjppFpDmW_LnB6JJoetWUCx-QMoDbV0RXKI39 sexual exploitation charges:

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg-police-arrest-39-people-on-sexual-exploitation-charges-1.4581513

31 charged in Canada-wide human trafficking sting:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-thirty-one-people-arrested-in-connection-with-multi-province-human/?fbclid=IwAR1CA7V2jJxrmAoUNJ-TWZocbjppFpDmW_LnB6JJoetWUCx-QMoDbV0RXKI

Female human trafficker groomed youth through Snapchat:

https://www.cp24.com/news/woman-facing-list-of-charges-in-human-trafficking-case-1.4712345

Two Surrey men charged with human trafficking:

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/national-news/surrey-men-wanted-human-trafficking-1960380?fbclid=IwAR3wMYYaDbO_8_h1gP9ZRm6aajU17wDWVAVtQsKPyKU64EzWCKXCdHXLj6Q

Human Traffickers from BC charged:

https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/four-vancouver-islanders-charged-with-trafficking-two-young-b-c-girls?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1580435582

https://globalnews.ca/news/6565235/victoria-police-victims-human-trafficking-saskatchewan/ 

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/two-nanaimo-men-arrested-for-human-trafficking-in-saskatchewan/

20 year old female trafficker:

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9834487-young-kitchener-woman-pleads-guilty-to-human-trafficking-of-15-year-old-girl/

Vancouver 19 year old human trafficking 16 year old from Surrey:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-human-trafficking-1.5111589?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar&fbclid=IwAR20gODPQgz0nBLm-W16--qQp3OGliDlxuKtNB1QFGasQPglUjZJL6bd5yQ 

Toronto store creates awareness campaign:

https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/02/teen-girls-sale-toronto-storefront-raise-awareness-sex-trafficking/?fbclid=IwAR31f_fhgCdbQ4hxT4DF9L3V6V1BbSHdLph4yplY3pCKYXK3SJaVnXQE75Q

Escaping sex trafficking takes years:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-escaping-sex-trafficking-often-takes-years-new-research-shows/

Human trafficking survivor shares her story:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/it-was-horrible-human-trafficking-survivor-shares-story-as-rates-soar-in-peel-region-1.4831294 

Child sexual exploitation in Canada:

https://globalnews.ca/news/4047182/child-sexual-exploitation-in-canada-survivors-reveal-terrifying-reality/

Robber ended up being a human trafficked victim:

https://www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/victim-of-human-trafficking-ring-convicted-in-local-stealing-spree-2602772

22 year old Canadian charged with human trafficking:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/brampton-duo-charged-with-human-trafficking-after-police-find-teen-girls-in-burlington-1.5684587

Police dismantled.a sex trafficking ring:

https://globalnews.ca/news/7193361/opp-sex-trafficking-ring-bust-charges/

Man faces 67 charges linked to 11 boy victims:

https://globalnews.ca/news/7302705/manitoba-man-sexual-abuse-charges/

Teen tricked into trafficking through a female recruiter:

https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/local-news/tricked-into-trafficking

Missing teens saved from sexual exploitation and men wanting to purchase them:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/project-return-missing-youth-sexual-exploitation-winnipeg-1.5736954

Vancouver teacher charged with sexual exploitation by having relationship with student:

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/teacher-at-vancouver-school-charged-with-sexual-assault-documents-1.5118408

500 potential victims identified:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/prostitution-ring-arrests-in-montreal-and-toronto-1.3018248

Canadian teen female pimp:

https://torontosun.com/news/crime/hunter-teen-pimp-no-doubt-a-broken-little-girl

Man and young woman charged for selling 15 year old girl:

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/suspects-charged-in-alleged-sexual-assault-exploitation-of-teen-in-downtown-hotel-1.5176549 

Calgary man human trafficked 2 girls, 15 and 16 years of age:

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-man-charged-with-human-trafficking-sexual-exploitation-of-teenage-girls-1.5282917

Quebec teen charged with human trafficking:

https://bayobserver.ca/2021/02/12/quebec-teenager-arrested-on-human-trafficking-charges/

Human trafficking starts as online romance:

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/timmins-police-say-human-trafficking-case-started-as-online-romance-1.5323353

Pornhub and exploitation:

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/pornhub-policies-reveal-legal-gaps-and-lack-of-enforcement-around-exploitive-videos-1.24288142

Facebook and human trafficking cases:

https://barrie360.com/over-half-of-online-recruitment-in-active-sex-trafficking-cases-last-year-occurred-on-facebook/

16 year old female trafficked by 27 year old female:

https://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/10422956-suspect-accused-of-trafficking-girl-16-in-sex-trade-durham-police-say/

UN looks at grooming online:

https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084262

3 men charged with human trafficking in Vancouver:

https://vancouversun.com/news/three-men-charged-with-human-trafficking-in-vancouver

The issue with OnlyFans:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57255983

OnlyFans and human trafficking:

  https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/investigators-say-onlyfans-is-being-used-by-traffickers-to-lure-victims-and-buyers 

R.Kelly charged with human trafficking:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8224591/r-kelly-guilty-court-jury-jail/

New laws on sextortion:

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/ny-state-of-politics/2021/10/21/new-laws-address-cyberbullying--online-coercion

Teen recruited by couple:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8652193/edmonton-couple-human-trafficking-charges-teenager/ 

Traffickers targeting youth online:

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/sex-trafficking-edmonton-teen-online-1.6371428

Canadian Trafficker uses dating apps:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-man-human-trafficking-dating-apps-1.6449642

OnlyFans and trafficking:

https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/onlyfans-a-paradise-for-pimps-and-predators/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ncose

Research on OnlyFans, trafficking and child sexual abuse materials:

https://followmoneyfightslavery.org/expert-analysis-ofbropen-source-material-relating-to-child-sexual-abuse-material-and-sex-trafficking-occurring-on-onlyfans-com/

OnlyFans and exploitation:

https://endsexualexploitation.org/onlyfans/

BC and Canada wide trafficker trafficked 12 year old:

https://globalnews.ca/news/8925785/warrant-human-sex-trafficking-12-girl-kemron-alexander-edmonton-kelowna/

Ontario Trafficking:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-police-agencies-human-trafficking-1.6286980

The presence of minors being trafficked through escort sites:

https://vancouversun.com/news/crime/forty-per-cent-of-online-escort-ads-in-b-c-suggest-child-trafficking-study?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1GK-ovu46LTn2cNLLnAFWyuqKZjbeHxmQD2o3bUvGD4zckLb4VjBroK9s#Echobox=1658071727

AI helps researchers identify human trafficking:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/human-trafficking-survivor-new-study-flags-likely-victims-using-ai-1.6516085

Young couple charged with trafficking:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/sex-trafficking-case-edmonton-1.6528064

21 year old trafficker:

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-man-21-arrested-for-breaching-conditions-related-to-pimping-cases-1.6087947

Social media luring by Kingston trafficker:

 https://www.kingstonist.com/news/kingston-man-now-facing-95-human-trafficking-related-charges-police-seek-additional-victims/

https://ottawa.citynews.ca/local-news/additional-charges-laid-in-connection-to-project-shamrock-5906580

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/kingston-ont-man-facing-nearly-100-charges-in-sexual-exploitation-investigation-1.6095366