CSEC2011
Canada CA
In February and March 2011, undercover officers contacted 71 potential victims through sex ads and agreed to meet them at seedy local motels. Once there, investigators worked to learn more about them and find out why they were in the sex trade. “Six individuals came forward and we were able to rescue them from the life of human trafficking and set them on a way to getting back into society," said Peel Deputy Chief Dan McDonald.
CSEC2010
Canada CA
Imani Nakpangi, 25, was convicted to trafficking two young girls (14 and 15 years of age) for sex at a number of Mississauga hotels. This was a lucrative business for him. In 2 years it is estimated by the courts that he earned over $400,000 from the girls. He kept the girls working by threats and intimidation. He also told the girls that they owed him over $100,000. One of the girls escaped and went to the police after being robbed at gunpoint by a client. He was arrested after a sting operation by the local law enforcement.
CSEC2009
Canada CA
YES! The 21 year old Haitian victim from Montreal, who had recently emigrated to Canada 8 months ago, was “romantically involved” with her perpetrator for two months before she moved to Toronto into an apartment he had set up for her. They went out for a date after dropping off her 3 year old child with a babysitter he had previously designated (she gave her daughter over to him and he dropped the child off). After dinner, it was at that point that he told her she was going to be a prostitute for him, and if she tried to call the police or try to leave, she wouldn’t see her daughter ever again. After being forced to have sex with up to four men everyday in the apartment for several weeks, the victim attacked her “pimp” one day and in turn was severely beaten by him. He fled after beating her up and she called 911. He was arrested on April 28th, 2009 by the Peel Regional Police and is facing up to 10 charges, including living off the avails of prostitution, procuring illicit sex, assault, forcible confinement, and death threats. He hasn’t however been charged with trafficking which has trafficking experts outraged. The victim has since been freed, yet there are no reports on any counselling, rehabilitation, or care for the victim. The child as of April 30th, 2009 was found and was with Children’s Aid Society.
CSEC2004
Canada CA
A 22-year old Detroit man, Melando Streety. He was convicted of four prostitution-related charges. Heavily armed Toronto police rescued two London girls from his Scarborough residence in July of 2004. The 16 and 17 year olds had been abducted and taken to Toronto to work as prostitutes. http://www.atv.ca/london/news_26044.aspx Current News Development: “A pimp convicted of forcing teenage girls into prostitution has been charged Monday for a third time for continuing to run a sex business from behind bars. Streety has been convicted twice before of running a prostitution business while imprisoned. Streety, a U.S. citizen in Canada illegally, is serving an eight-year sentence for the abduction of two London, Ont. teenagers who were forced into prostitution at Toronto body rub parlours. At a previous trial, court heard inmate Streety spent an inordinate amount of time each day talking on a phone on his penitentiary cellblock. Streety was convicted in May of living off the avails of prostitution of girls under the age of 18. He had 32 months added to his sentence. Crown prosecutor John Skoropada said Streety issued orders to the women about when and for how long they could take breaks. Melando and Caleb Nettleton, 24, are charged with two counts of procuring.”