2 Male Brampton Residents Are Charged With Trafficking Teen Girls In Burlington

The victims are 16 and 18 years old.
A Pair Of Male Brampton Residents Are Charged With Trafficking Teenage Girls
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Two Brampton youths, one under the age of 18 and one 22 years old, have been charged in a Ontario human trafficking case.

Two teenage girls were found to be victims in an incident that occured at a Burlington hotel in the GTA last month.

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Halton Police believe that the two girls, aged 16 and 18, may not be the only victims and are asking anyone with further information to come forward.

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Two females (ages 16 and 18) were identified as victims of human trafficking. 


Halton Police

One of the men has been indentified as Kevaun Orlando Parkes (22). The other offender's indentity will be kept confidential as he is a minor. 

The two men have been charged with a litany of offences, some of which include Trafficking in Persons - Child, Knowingly Advertise for Sexual Services, and Assault. 

The two males have been arrested and are being held in custody.

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