Toronto man charged in human trafficking investigation

A Toronto man has been charged in connection with a human trafficking investigation.

Police allege thata 22-year-old Edmonton woman was lured to Toronto with a plane ticket last Friday,picked up by a man and thentaken to an apartment in North York where female escorts were working.

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"Male clients arrived at the apartment and the man negotiated the price and the sexual acts to be provided by the women," police said in a statement. "The woman was then forced to provide sexual services to the male clients."

Police say the women did not receive any money.

Last Sunday, the womancontactedpolice, and a 33-year-old manwas arrested.

The man, who appeared in court yesterday,has been charged with:

• Trafficking in persons by recruiting
• Financial / material benefit trafficking person over 18
• Material benefit from sexual services
• Procuring
• Advertising another person's sexual services