Human trafficking charges laid after woman forced into the sex trade in northern Alberta
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Three people have been charged with human trafficking after police say a woman was lured from Toronto to Grande Prairie and forced to work in the sex trade.
Three people have been charged with human trafficking after police say a woman was lured from Toronto to Grande Prairie and forced to work in the sex trade.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) says the woman was recruited through social media and brought to Alberta in April with the promise of a legitimate job.
When she arrived, she was forced to work in the sex trade under the threat of violence and her money was withheld to pay back the travel expenses given to her.
In May, the woman escaped and contacted the Toronto Police Service.
On Sept. 19, three people were arrested and search warrants were executed on two homes.
Cash, a truck, and more than $30,000 in cocaine was seized.
Romeo Spence, 23, was charged with trafficking a persons, procuring, material benefit from trafficking a person, uttering threats, and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
