A male is in custody following a human trafficking investigation in Oshawa, said Durham Police yesterday.
On December 8 at about 4:10 pm, members of Central East Division responded to a ‘check on wellbeing’ call in the area of Laval Drive and Stevenson Road, in Oshawa. Officers located a female who advised she was left stranded by a male who had forced her to work in the sex trade.
On Tuesday, March 12, following an investigation by the DRPS Human Trafficking Unit, a search warrant was executed at a residence in the area of Jarvis Street and Dundas Street in the city of Toronto. The male suspect was located and taken into custody without incident.
The male, age 23, was charged and held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone who has been victimized by the accused or has any information about this or similar incidents is asked to contact the Human Trafficking Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5600.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.
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