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Toronto police constable Peter Roberts of 51 Division, second from the right, faces charges in a human trafficking investigation. Photo by File photo /Toronto Police Service
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Investigations into the sexual exploitation of a 16-year-old girl netted 10 arrests, including a veteran Toronto police officer.
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Constable Peter Roberts, 49, of Toronto — an 11-year Toronto Police Service member with 51 Division — was arrested along with nine other men in the conclusion of Project One-Six, an effort to locate men who purchased sexual services from the victim in the Pape Ave. and Cosburn Ave. of East York.
The TPS Human Trafficking Team began their investigation into the exploitation in Nov. 2019.
Also charged are Aryan Khemka, 19, Mohammad Ahmadi, 35, Paul Pochmurski, 45, Sayad Jalai, 27, Feiya Liu, 29, Angel Pina Sanchez, 36, Dragomir Popovic, 41, Austin Morden, 27, and Michael Yimer, 29 — all of Toronto — are are accused of obtaining sexual services for consideration from persons under 18.
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