Two Niagara Region women latest charged in alleged sex trafficking ring
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Two Niagara Region women now face charges for their alleged involvement in a sex trafficking ring that operated across Ontario.
Peel Regional Police and Halton Regional Police launched an investigation in October 2024 after two females who were not known to each other alleged they had been sexually trafficked throughout the Golden Horseshoe area with the traffickers exercising control over aspects of their lives while profiting financially from it.
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In the fall of 2024, Marcus Moses (also known as King Marlow or Marlow), 37, was charged with 26 offences related to human trafficking, drug trafficking, and weapons possession after search warrants allegedly led to the seizure of a firearm, drum magazine, and large amounts of ammunition and drugs.
Moses remains in custody and now faces 20 additional charges in relation to new alleged victims coming forward.
Now Ashley Mullings, 31, is charged with 10 offences and Tiana Beckford, 34, faces eight charges.
Both accused women are from Thorold, Ont.
Investigators are concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims of Moses and his associates, particularly in the Golden Horseshoe area between 2014 -2024.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to call the Specialized Enforcement Bureau –Vice Unit at 905-453–2121, ext. 3555, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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