Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
January 9, 2012, Mr. REID pleaded guilty to Human Trafficking, Possession of a Loaded Firearm and Possession of Firearm While Prohibited. January 13, 2012, Jason REID, appeared before The Honourable Justice Richard Blouin at the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket and was sentenced to four years in prison, in addition to the 107 days of pre-trial custody he has already served. He has also been issued a lifetime weapons prohibition and been ordered to provide a mandatory DNA sample.
Location
Canada · Richmond Hill, Ontario · 2011 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Officers with the York Regional Police Drugs and Vice Unit arrested Mr. REID on Thursday, September 29, 2011, after an investigation revealed the accused had procured a 22-year-old female victim, forced her to perform sexual acts at a Toronto spa for money and turn all of her earnings over to him. On the same date, a search warrant was executed at Mr. REID’s residence in the Town of Richmond Hill and officers seized a handgun, sawed-off shotgun and ammunition.
York Regional Police http://www.yrp.ca/docs/press_releases/[2012-01-13]%20ACCUSED%20SENTENCED%20IN%20HUMAN%20TRAFFICKING%20CASE.pdf http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120113/york-human-trafficking-jason-reid-sentenced-120113/20120113/?hub=TorontoNewHome&cid=top http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1278926--human-trafficker-handed-4-year-sentence
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