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News24
3 days ago
- News24
Mother accused of pimping daughters says court orderlies made her smuggle drugs into prison
A woman accused of pimping out her young daughters was allegedly handed suspected drugs and told to smuggle them into prison, while on trial in the Gauteng High Court sitting in Palm Ridge. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ & CD)/Facebook Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once. Start your FREE trial now
CTV News
07-08-2025
- CTV News
Close associate of billionaire Robert Miller acquitted of pimping charges
The Quebec Superior Court is seen in Montreal, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz A close associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller, who was facing charges of pimping, has been acquitted, Noovo Info has learned. In an email, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) confirmed that during an Aug. 6 court hearing, Crown prosecutors told Judge Marie Kettlyne Ruben they did not have enough evidence to present against Teresita Fuentes, leading to her acquittal. The 67-year-old woman was arrested by Montreal police (SPVM) in June 2024 in connection with one of Miller's alleged victims. At the time, police said Fuentes was part of Miller's 'entourage.' According to court documents, Fuentes and Miller lived at the same address. Her arrest warrant alleged that she procured a victim for sexual services between Jan. 1, 2015, and Jan. 28, 2018. In June, a Quebec Superior Court judge suspended 24 sex-related charges against Miller, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, declaring he was too ill to stand trial. In an oral decision, Justice Lyne Décarie said the 81-year-old's right to a fair trial would be jeopardized if the legal proceedings continued. 'The medical evidence shows that the applicant's poor physical health would render him unable to participate meaningfully … and that the trial process would cause significant harm to his health,' Décarie said. Most of the 11 women involved in the case were minors at the time of the alleged events. With files from CTV News' Joe Lefaro and The Canadian Press.
The Guardian
18-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
UK politicians propose ban on pimping websites
A ban on pimping websites has been proposed by MPs, as part of measures designed to rewrite legislation regulating the sexual exploitation of women. Campaigners say ordering a woman to be sexually exploited has become as straightforward as ordering a takeaway online, with the proliferation of websites that allow buyers to browse images and videos of women, and refine their search by postcode. A group of 59 cross-party MPs have signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill, to be debated on Wednesday, which would make it a criminal offence to 'enable or profit from the prostitution of another person, including by operating a website hosting adverts for prostitution'. The all-party parliamentary group on commercial sexual exploitation has published research saying that the ease and speed with which pimps and traffickers can now advertise their victims to potential customers has 'turbo-charged the sex trafficking trade'. The committee has warned that regulation of the sex trade has not kept pace with technological developments. It said browsing commercial websites has replaced picking women up on street corners or consulting phone box advertisements. A report from the Home Affairs Committee concluded in 2023 that 'websites advertising prostitution significantly facilitate trafficking for sexual exploitation'. The Home Office has acknowledged that these websites 'are the most significant enabler of sexual exploitation linked to trafficking'. Three amendments tabled by the Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi together set out a new approach to regulation of commercial sexual exploitation, and also propose making it an offence to pay for sex and the decriminalisation of victims of commercial exploitation. In a Commons speech last week, Labour's Tracy Gilbert read out reviews of women posted on pimping websites by men who pay for sex. 'No smile, her atrocious English made the interactions even more impossible,' one reviewer stated. 'This was a very sub-standard service from someone who is not interested in providing customer satisfaction,' another review stated. 'Men who buy sex review women as if they are reviewing an Xbox game,' Gilbert stated, adding that the quoted feedback represented just a handful of the approximately 28,000 reviews left on one sex buyers' website. Kat Banyard, senior programme manager at UK Feminista, said the amendments, each of which had been backed by more than 50 MPs, represented the biggest show of support for legal reform on this issue in a generation. 'The commercial sexual exploitation of women is taking place on an industrial scale in the UK, and successive governments have failed to confront it. Websites hosting prostitution adverts operate openly and freely, functioning as massive online brothels, and the men who order women from these sites and pay to exploit them enjoy impunity. Sign up to First Edition Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion 'Meanwhile, women exploited through the sex trade can themselves face criminal sanctions for soliciting. Our laws on sexual exploitation are unjust and, fundamentally, totally ineffective at preventing it.' She said the proposed reforms 'would finally shift the burden of criminality off victims of sexual exploitation and on to those who perpetrate and profit from it'. Banyard said: 'Jurisdictions that have already adopted this approach, including France, Ireland, Norway and Sweden, show demand can be reduced, traffickers can be deterred and attitudes towards sexual exploitation can be transformed.'
CTV News
29-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Three men facing sex trafficking related charges in Gatineau, Que.
A Surete du Quebec police car is seen in Montreal on July 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson UPDATE May 29, 2025: The office of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) in Gatineau, Que. confirms charges have been withdrawn against two of three people accused in connection with a sex trafficking investigation. Their names have been removed from this article. The remainder of the original article continues below. Quebec provincial police say three men are facing charges in connection with alleged sex trafficking in Gatineau. Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said in a news release that its anti-pimping joint venture with Gatineau police worked with the RCMP and the Canada Border Services Agency to investigate alleged incidents that took place between March and June of 2023. According to police, Danny Shema, then 25, of Gatineau and two men from Ottawa appeared in a Gatineau court on June 23, 2023, on a list of charges. Shema was originally arrested in May 2023 on charges of pimping, sexual assault, publishing intimate images without consent and obtaining material benefit from the provision of sexual services. He was arrested again June 22, 2023 on breach of conditions and obtaining sexual services for consideration, police said. One man from Ottawa was charged with publishing intimate images without consent and a second man from Ottawa was charged with obtaining sexual services for consideration. The SQ says there may be other victims. Anyone with information about these individuals is asked to contact the SQ at 1-800-659-4264.
CTV News
09-05-2025
- CTV News
Quebec police believe man facing pimping and other charges may have other victims
Guillaume Massé, 45, is charged with multiple counts including pimping and sexual assault and Quebec police believe he may have more victims. (SQ)
