Two young persons have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation in Durham Region.
During May, a female victim came forward to police and advised that she was being recruited into the sex trade by the two suspects, a 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female.
The 17-year-old male suspect sexually assaulted the victim in May 2019. Human Trafficking investigators identified the 17-year-old male and he was arrested on July 17. Investigators arrested the 17-year-old female on October 15.
The 17-year-old Pickering male was charged with: Sexual Assault; Procuring Person Under 18; Sexual Exploitation and Unlawfully Possess Child Pornography. He was held for a bail hearing.
The 17-year-old Ajax female was charged with Procuring Person Under 18. She was released on a Promise to Appear.
If anyone has new information, please contact D/Cst. Connolly of the DRPS Human Trafficking Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5607.