NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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On June 18, 2024, 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended a hotel in Niagara Falls in relation to a human-trafficking call.
As a result, a human-trafficking investigation commenced.
The investigation led to two people being arrested and two victims being identified.
Lomar Brown, 26 years old, of Markham, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code charges:
- Trafficking in persons under 18 years of age
- Advertising another person’s sexual services
- Procuring person under 18 years of age
- Financial benefit from trafficking person under 18 years of age
- Material benefit from sexual services provided by person under 18 years of age
- Possess proceeds obtained by crime under $5,000
- Trafficking in person’s by exercising control
- Procuring
- Forcible confinement
A 16-year-old female from Wasaga Beach was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Trafficking in person’s by exercising control
- Procuring
- Forcible confinement
Both accused are being held in custody pending a video bail hearing, which is expected to take place on June 18, 2024, at the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada prohibits the Niagara Region Police Service from releasing the identity of the accused young persons in this matter.
The investigation remains ongoing as detectives suspect there may be more victims, or witnesses. Anyone who may have more information is asked to contact detectives by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009544.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
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