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2 Ontario men charged after human trafficking incident in London hotel

Two Ontario men are facing charges related to a human trafficking investigation in London involving an underaged girl.

Police say they facilitated the escape of a girl under the age of 18

Two Ontario men are facing charges related to a human trafficking investigation in London involving an underaged girl. (Representational Image)

Two Ontario men are facing charges related to a human trafficking investigation in London that involves an underaged girl.

London police investigated an incident Monday morning at a hotel in the city's south end. Police say they removed a teenage girl from the situation and brought her to a place of safety.

As a result of the investigation, two men have been charged. Their names have not been released for the safety of the victim's identity.

An Ajax man, 21, is charged with:

  • Sexual assault
  • Three charges related to communicating with someone for the purpose of obtaining the sexual services of an underaged person
  • Trafficking underaged persons by using control
  • Financial, material benefit from trafficking an underaged person
  • Procuring, recruiting underaged person to provide sexual services for consideration
  • Mater benefit from sexual services provided by underaged person
  • Advertising another person's sexual services

A London man, 22, is charged by appearance notice with obtaining sexual services for consideration from an underaged person.