Human Trafficker Charged for Historical Offences
In October 2019, members of the Halton Police Service - Human Trafficking Unit initiated an investigation pertaining to Jumanne Salmon (36) of Pickering, who is alleged to have been involved in human trafficking.
Salmon is alleged to have forced, exploited and transported the female victim (adult) from hotel to hotel to work in the sex trade across several jurisdictions including Burlington, Mississauga, Brampton, and Kitchener. The offences are alleged to have occurred between the years 2012 to 2017.
At the time of the investigation, investigators learned that Salmon was already in custody at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre for an unrelated matter. As such, the Halton Regional Police Service obtained a Judge's Order to have Salmon brought to the Ontario Court of Justice, Milton, in order to answer to the following charges:
Trafficking in Persons Receive Material Benefit from trafficking in persons Exercise Control over a prostitute Living off the avails of prostitution Procuring - Exercise control, direction or influence Receive a material benefit from sexual services Assault Uttering threats to cause death
Anyone with questions or information about these events is asked to contact Det. Dan Ciardullo of the Human Trafficking Unit at 905 825-4747 ext. 4973.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers "See Something? Hear Something? Know Something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.
Please be reminded that all persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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