'There could be more victims': Charges laid in Toronto sex trafficking case dating back to 2013 – Toronto

A man and woman face dozens of charges, including forcible confinement and uttering threats, in a sex trafficking investigation, and Toronto police fear there could be more victims.

On Saturday, police announced that a 51-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman had been arrested and charged in connection with incidents allegedly occurring in 2013, although the investigation only began last August .

Police believe a woman was trafficked “through a combination of deception, coercion and control.” The money she earned was given to the suspects, police said, who kept most of it. Police say the suspects created online ads for the woman, supplied her with drugs and took her to meet clients. Police say the suspects also used an apartment in the area of ​​Victoria Park and Danforth avenues “for the purpose of human trafficking.”

The suspects were arrested Wednesday in Toronto. The man faces nine charges, including false imprisonment, material benefit from sexual services and human trafficking.

The woman faces 18 charges, including forcible confinement, uttering threats, sexual assault and material benefit from sexual services.

Investigators “fear there may be more victims” and posted images of the suspects on the Toronto Police Service website.

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