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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 confirms charges have been withdrawn against two of three people accused in connection with a sex trafficking investigation.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)
