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Ottawa man busted in Peel Region sex trade probe
Juteah Downey, 45, is charged with procuring a person to become a prostitute, uttering a threat and exercising control over a person.
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Ottawa man busted in Peel Region sex trade probe
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Published Jun 22, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
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Juteah Downey. Photo by Handout /Peel Regional Police
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A 45-year-old Ottawa man was arrested and charged by Peel Regional Police after a victim was allegedly exploited in the sex trade.
The service’s vice unit received information in November 2021 that a woman was allegedly convinced in May 2002 to leave her home in Halifax to pursue a music career in Peel Region, police said in a news release. Upon arrival, the accused allegedly exploited the victim, exercised control over her life and profited financially for several months before the victim returned to Nova Scotia.
After an investigation that involved the RCMP, police received information last week that the accused was in custody at an Ottawa detention centre.
Juteah Downey, 45, is charged with procuring a person to become a prostitute, uttering a threat to cause death or bodily harm, and exercising control over a person to aid them in engaging in prostitution.
He is expected to appear on Monday before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.
The Toronto Sun confirmed with police that Downey is the same person convicted earlier this year in Ottawa of human trafficking and gaining a material benefit from it, procuring, advertising and benefiting from sexual services, and assault.
He was to be sentenced on Thursday, according to the CBC.
Police are concerned about the possibility of other alleged victims.
Anyone with information can call police at 905-453-2121, ext. 3555, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).