Tag: Human trafficking
Province supporting victims of sex assault and human trafficking
Two Bruce County police services are receiving provincial funding to help support victims of sexual assault and human sex trafficking. The OPP in Kincardine is getting $4,095 to ensure particularly women who have their clothes seized as evidence during police investigations have access to appropriate clothing and hygiene products. Police training will reinforce the importance […]
London police get $150K to support crime victims, report hate incidents
London police will receive $150,000 from the Ontario government to support victims of crime and improve the reporting of hate-motivated incidents, local MPP Rob Flack has announced. The funding, part of a broader provincial plan, will be also be used to establish a “dedicated hate-incident reporting platform,” according to a statement from Flack, MPP for […]
‘Coercive, manipulative’ human trafficker handed 15½ year sentence
Jordan Hawke’s large-scale human trafficking scheme called out for a large-scale sentence to send a message “in the loudest possible way.” “His actions were exploitative, coercive, manipulative, threatening and sometimes dividing, completely self-serving and prolonged,” said Superior Court Justice Michael Carnegie in his decision Friday to sentence Hawke, 33, to 15½ years in prison. “The […]
Tips to deter human traffickers from booking short-term rentals
Groups concerned that short-term rentals are being used for sex trafficking have issued tips to thwart the practice. The Grey-Bruce Community Safety and Well-Being Plan’s crime prevention table issued a news release with tips, in partnership with the Joy Smith Foundation and Violence Prevention Grey Bruce. Human traffickers — those who force participation in the […]
