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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
According to Court records, the female victim met Mr. St. Vil while participating in an album cover photo shoot for his employer in Montreal. She and Mr. St. Vil started a relationship shortly after meeting and then moved from Montreal to Mississauga, Ontario, where she started working as an exotic dancer and, later, as a prostitute. Mr. St. Vil was violent toward her and she was too frightened to contact police for three months. During this time, the victim gave $20,000 earned from prostitution in Ontario and the United States to Mr. St. Vil. While visiting Montreal around April 22, 2007, the victim contacted the police and Mr. St. Vil was arrested upon his arrival in the city.
Response and intervention
On November 10, 2008, Mr. St. Vil plead guilty to trafficking in persons and living off the avails of prostitution. He was sentenced to a single day in prison after being given 37 months of credit for the 18 months and 17 days he spent in pre-sentence custody. He was also given 3 years of probation, the first18 months of which he is prohibited from entering any adult entertainment facility. The victim called police.