Ottawa judge sentences teen prostitution ring leader to 6.5 years

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OTTAWA (NEWS1130) – An Ottawa judge has handed the so-called ring leader of a teenaged prostitution ring a 6.5-year sentence, after deciding to sentence her as an adult.

With credit for time served, the now 18-year-old has three years remaining on her sentence.

She was convicted earlier this year of more than two dozen charges, including human trafficking, forcible confinement and assault.

The girl was just 15 when arrested, but Justice Diane Lahaie says it is clear she ran a well-organized and sophisticated human trafficking enterprise.

Her lawyers were seeking a youth sentence but the Crown had asked that she be sentenced as an adult.

Lahaie says a youth sentence would not properly reflect the girl’s crimes or hold her accountable.

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