Person from Mattawa charged with trafficking their partner
After a four-month investigation, provincial police in North Bay charged a 56-year-old Mattawa resident with several human sex trafficking-related offences.
Police received information in April about a female being trafficked, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Thursday night.
"Through a combined effort with the OPP's anti-human trafficking unit (AHT) and the Muskoka community street crime unit (CSCU), one person has been arrested and is facing criminal charges beyond human trafficking," police said.
"Due to the intimate partner nature of the incident, the name of the accused will not be released in order to protect the identity of the victim."
The suspect is charged with cocaine and human trafficking, assault with a weapon, withholding or destroying documents resulting from human trafficking, living off the benefits from sex trafficking, enticing or forcing someone to provide sexual services and communicating with someone to obtaining sexual services.
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The accused is being held in custody pending a bail hearing scheduled for Aug. 26 in North Bay.
"Any person with information regarding possible instances of human trafficking should immediately contact any OPP detachment or their nearest police authority," police said.
"Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000."
Many organizations help support survivors of human trafficking.
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