Two GTA men accused of trafficking girl, 15, using 'deception, coercion and control'
The accused allegedly transported the young teenager to various hotels to meet clients for sexual services
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Two GTA men face a slew of charges stemming from the alleged human trafficking of a young teenage girl.
Toronto Police say the Human Trafficking Unit launched an investigation in June, then subsequently identified two suspects and arrested them.
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“It is alleged that through a combination of deception, coercion and control, the accused trafficked a 15-year-old female victim,” Det.-Const. Silvino Pinto said in a statement released Friday.
“The victim had their online ads for sexual services created and administered by the accused; this included the taking of sexualized pictures,” Pinto alleged, adding, “The victim was transported by the accused to different hotels to meet clients for sexual services.”
Pinto said the money earned by the victim was also allegedly handed over to the two accused.
The two accused men were located and arrested in Toronto and Mississauga on Thursday.
Marshall Nathaniel O’Connor, 47, of Toronto, is charged with trafficking in persons under 18 by exercising control; trafficking in persons under 18 by recruiting; financial benefit/trafficking a person under 18; material benefit from sexual services provided by a person under 18; procuring/recruiting a person under 18 to provide sexual services for consideration; unlawfully accessing child pornography; possession of property or a thing obtained by crime exceeding $5,000; advertising another person’s sexual services; making child pornography; distributing child pornography; unlawfully possessing child pornography; sexual exploitation of a young person; telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 16 for specific criminal offences; sexual assault; sexual interference with a person under 16; three counts of possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the purpose of trafficking; and possession of proceeds obtained by crime not exceeding $5,000.
Eric Carreiro, 39, of Mississauga, is charged with trafficking in persons under 18 by exercising control; trafficking in persons under 18 by recruiting; financial benefit/trafficking a person under 18; material benefit from sexual services provided by a person under 18; procuring/recruit a person under 18 to provide sexual services for consideration; unlawfully accessing child pornography; possession of property or a thing obtained by crime exceeding $5,000; sexual exploitation of a young person; telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 16 for specific criminal offences; sexual assault; and sexual interference with a person under 16.
Investigators are concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims, so they have released images of both accused.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call police at 416-808-4838 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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