{"id":68712,"date":"2024-08-23T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=68712"},"modified":"2024-08-23T06:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T10:48:08","slug":"opp-mattawa-person-charged-with-criminal-charges-beyond-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/23\/opp-mattawa-person-charged-with-criminal-charges-beyond-human-trafficking\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP &#8211; Mattawa Person Charged with criminal charges beyond human trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>In April 2024, the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit began an investigation after receiving information regarding human trafficking of a female victim. Through a combined effort with the OPP&#8217;s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHT) and the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), one person has been arrested and is facing criminal charges beyond human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>A 56-year-old of Mattawa has been charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assault with a Weapon<\/li>\n<li>Traffick in Persons<\/li>\n<li>Material benefit resulting from Trafficking in Persons<\/li>\n<li>Withholding or destroying documents resulting from Trafficking in Persons<\/li>\n<li>Communicate with anyone for purpose of obtaining sexual services<\/li>\n<li>Material benefit from sexual services (living off the avail)<\/li>\n<li>Procuring<\/li>\n<li>Traffick in Schedule I substance &#8211; cocaine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused was remanded into custody and held for a bail hearing at the North Bay Ontario Court of Justice on August 26, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the intimate partner nature of the incident, the name of the accused will not be released in order to protect the identity of the victim.<\/p>\n<p>Any person with information regarding possible instances of human trafficking should immediately contact any OPP Detachment or their nearest police authority.<\/p>\n<p>Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2024, the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit began an investigation after receiving information regarding human trafficking of a female victim. 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