FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:15 pm
(Ottawa)–In an ongoing effort to deal with community identified prostitution-related problems, the Ottawa Police Service conducted a two day prostitution sweep in Centertown and Vanier on January 16 and 17, 2010.
A total of twelve people were arrested: five males and seven females. Two of the males were referred to the “John school” pre-charge diversion program. “John School” is a project which uses a restorative justice approach to deal with the effects of prostitution within our communities and focuses on education.
The remaining ten people were charged with a variety of offenses including Communicating for the purpose of prostitution, Mischief, Possession of drugs and Breaches of previous forms of judiciary release.
Another two males were provided formal warnings for their behavior in the form of a Community Safety Letter.
The Ottawa Police Service conducts prostitution sweeps throughout the year and will continue to make this a priority when developing enforcement strategies.
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CONTACT:
Sergeant Jim Elves, Central East Neighbourhood Office
Telephone: (613)236-1222, ext. 5389
Ottawa Police Service - Service de police d'Ottawa
www.ottawapolice.ca
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