TO man, woman face 11 charges in sex trafficking bust

Accused lured victim via Snapchat: Police Author of the article: Postmedia News Joshua Oliver, 29. Photo by HANDOUT /TORONTO POLICE Toronto Police have arrested a 29-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in a sex trafficking investigation that included an alleged introduction via the Snapchat social media platform. Police say during April, a female victim met a man on Snapchat who went by the username ‘driptastic.’ The girl then entered into what she believed to be a romantic relationship with the man, according to police. Marianna Benkartoussa, 22 TORONTO POLICE HANDOUT In a short period of time, the girl was allegedly coerced by the man and another woman to work within the sex trade against her will. Police say all money she made was kept from her, as were her personal belongings. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Police on May 12 charged Joshua Oliver and Marianna Benkartoussa, both of Toronto, with procuring/exercising control, advertising another person’s sexual services, trafficking in persons, material benefit from sexual services and financial material benefit from trafficking person over 18. More On This Topic Two Toronto men arrested in human trafficking probe Toronto woman, 22, charged with sex trafficking Accused sex-trafficking socialite…
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