How I was Recruited into Sex Trafficking Survivor Casandra Diamond reveals Canada’s dark underbelly by Casandra Diamond, October 18, 2019 “What will be surprising to you is that during the time that I was being trafficked, I was working in licensed massage parlours in Toronto. These are not places where registered massage therapists work, though they…
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Sex trafficking is rampant in Toronto’s city-licensed spas, massage parlours, activists say CBC News, April 10, 2018 Quote from article: “I remember thinking, ‘These people know about what’s going on, because they’re licensing this, I perceived that [Municipal Licensing and Standards] understood that some guy was hitting me, spitting on me, punching and kicking and slapping….
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More than 300 charges laid in multi-provincial sex-trafficking operation based in Ontario CBC News • Posted: Oct 16, 2019 It’s happening in our own backyard. The kingpin of the large criminal organization, Jonathan Nyangwila is a Markham resident. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/human-trafficking-investigation-york-regional-police-project-1.5321794
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‘Tragic impact’: Police report 72 human trafficking charges laid in Halton and 12 women rescued in last 12 months October 18, 2019 Ontario is a hub for human trafficking … trend emerging where human sex traffickers make use of Airbnbs. Traffickers search out vulnerable young girls, collect info on their vulnerabilities are, their goals in…
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Toronto family fears for safety of missing 15-year-old daughter By Joanna Lavoie toronto.com Fri., Nov. 8, 2019 We need to raise our awareness of the warning signs of young girls potentially being targeted and groomed for trafficking. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/11/08/toronto-family-fears-for-safety-of-missing-15-year-old-daughter.html?fbclid=IwAR1x54CD2727k3ldy87xrCFf-EURfxatfV2t5cvG8ViOUg1GH1NAQD3hj9E
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Tennessee Named Best in US at Fighting Human Trafficking If Tennessee can do it, so should we. As quoted in this article: “Trafficking is a demand-driven crime and that’s why we also will be working to hold buyers and traffickers responsible under some of the toughest laws in the country to send a strong message…
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Sex trafficking awareness course created by local sexual assault support centre is gaining traction Nov 7, 2019 3:45 PM By: Cali Doran The average age for entrance into trafficking is 12 to 14. Really young people are affected and it’s important they are educated about what trafficking is, what unhealthy behaviours look like on the…
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Tips from a Police Officer to Keep Your Kids Safe Online Child Rescue Coalition’s 2018 Investigator of the Year and Fort Lauderdale detective, Robert Mauro works tirelessly to keep kids safe in South Florida. He shared these five tips with Child Rescue Coalition to teach parents how to protect their children from online sexual predators….
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Facts from our allies at OPP and YRP: 1. On December 5, 2018, the Ontario Provincial Police announced that their internet investigations identified 55 child sexual abuse victims, leading to 551 charges against 122 people across the province. 2. OPP Staff Sergeant Sharon Hanlon, co-ordinator of the provincial strategy, explained:…
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