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Three arrested, suspect wanted after police say girl, 17, forced into sex trade
Thu., Feb. 28, 2019
Two men and a woman have been arrested following a police investigation after a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and forced into the sex trade in Toronto and Hamilton.
Police said two men met and befriended the girl in the area of Dundas and Yonge Sts. on Dec. 30 and gave her drugs and alcohol. Subsequently, the girl was taken to Hamilton where she was allegedly sexually assaulted by both men. There, a third man is also said to have sexually assaulted her.
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Charlton Sealy, top left, Shabaka Reid, top right, and Deanna Passera, bottom left, were arrested in connection with the case. Troy Thornhill, bottom right, is wanted by police. (Toronto Police photos)
She later met a fourth man, who forced her into the sex trade, police said.
Police said photos of the girl in various stages of undress were taken and posted to leolist.com, an online classifieds site. Multiple cases of human trafficking in recent months in southern Ontario have involved the website.
According to police, the men controlled all communications with the customers and told the girl what sexual services to provide. The girl was later directed to turn all of the money to the men.
She was forced to ingest drugs, deprived of food and sleep, and was physically assaulted during a four-day period, the police report.
On Jan. 2, the girl returned to Toronto with one of the men, and on Jan. 3 was able to escape and contact police.
On Jan. 30, police executed a search warrant in Hamilton.
Police say there may be more victims.
Three arrested, suspect wanted after police say girl, 17, forced into sex trade
Thu., Feb. 28, 2019
Two men and a woman have been arrested following a police investigation after a 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and forced into the sex trade in Toronto and Hamilton.
Police said two men met and befriended the girl in the area of Dundas and Yonge Sts. on Dec. 30 and gave her drugs and alcohol. Subsequently, the girl was taken to Hamilton where she was allegedly sexually assaulted by both men. There, a third man is also said to have sexually assaulted her.
Charlton Sealy, top left, Shabaka Reid, top right, and Deanna Passera, bottom left, were arrested in connection with the case. Troy Thornhill, bottom right, is wanted by police. (Toronto Police photos)
She later met a fourth man, who forced her into the sex trade, police said.
Police said photos of the girl in various stages of undress were taken and posted to leolist.com, an online classifieds site. Multiple cases of human trafficking in recent months in southern Ontario have involved the website.
According to police, the men controlled all communications with the customers and told the girl what sexual services to provide. The girl was later directed to turn all of the money to the men.
She was forced to ingest drugs, deprived of food and sleep, and was physically assaulted during a four-day period, the police report.
On Jan. 2, the girl returned to Toronto with one of the men, and on Jan. 3 was able to escape and contact police.
On Jan. 30, police executed a search warrant in Hamilton.
Police say there may be more victims.