A Pickering man has been charged in connection to a human trafficking case.
36-year old Jumanne Salmon is now facing a long list of charges that date back as far as 2012.
It’s alleged by Halton Police that Salmon forced, exploited, and transported a woman from hotel to hotel to work in the sex trade.
It’s believed the offences took place in Burlington, Mississauga, Brampton, and Kitchener.
At the time of the investigation, investigators learned that Salmon was already in custody at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre for an unrelated matter.
They have since obtained a Judge’s Order and he will be brought to a Milton court to answer the long list of 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.
