A Toronto man who allegedly {sex} trafficked two underage women throughout Ontario is dealing with charges following a multi-jurisdictional police investigation.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) introduced the outcomes of “Project Shrewsbury” on Wednesday and mentioned police in Sudbury and Kingston started investigating in August.
It’s alleged that these two police providers obtained info that month a few male suspect who was “recruiting and transporting two young females” from their jurisdictions for the aim of {sex} trafficking.
The OPP’s Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Technique (IJFS) led the investigation and Peel Regional Police additionally grew to become concerned after police decided the alleged offences in opposition to the victims occurred someplace within the Higher Toronto Space.
Because of the months-long investigation, the OPP mentioned, police arrested and charged 37-year-old Toronto resident Sheldon Lester Saunders on Nov. 20. He’s dealing with 11 charges, together with assault inflicting bodily hurt, promoting sexual providers, procuring beneath 18 years and possession of kid pornography.
“The victims are now safe and receiving support. We believe there may be more victims,” Performing Det. Insp. Addison Hunter mentioned in a video posted on social media on Wednesday.
The ages of the victims weren’t launched and it’s unclear the place precisely the alleged offences occurred.
Saunders is ready to look in a Brampton courtroom on Dec. 16.
OPP is asking anybody with info associated to the investigation to contact their native police service.
