GUELPH – A 27-year-old Montreal man has been arrested by the Guelph Police Service Human Trafficking Unit for allegedly trafficking an 18-year-old Quebec woman across Quebec and Ontario.
The investigation began in early September following proactive patrols at a north-end hotel in Guelph. The young woman told officers she had been recruited into the sex trade after travelling to Toronto and meeting the accused. Over the following months, she was transported to multiple cities throughout Quebec and Ontario.
On September 25, the accused was located and arrested in Quebec by the Laval Police Service, based on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Guelph Police. He was subsequently transported to Guelph to face the following charges:
- Procuring for sexual services
- Advertising sexual services
- Trafficking in persons
- Obtaining a material benefit from trafficking persons
He was held in custody pending a bail hearing on Wednesday October 1.
Guelph Police worked with the Ontario Provincial Police, as well as municipal police in Montreal and Laval in the apprehension and return of the accused.
