Enter keyword s to search for the articles,events,business listing and community content. You can use letters:a-z,A-Z and numbers But soliciting, living off the avails of prostitution and running a bawdy house are all crimes, essentially making it impossible to engage in a legal activity without exposing oneself to criminal liability. Story continues below. That was a choice the service made after recognizing that the women on the streets were already marginalized, he said, with many suffering from mental health and addiction issues.
Police could spend money and resources charging sex workers, he said, and turn an already marginalized person into a criminal. Compassion and making sure a sex worker has access to the resources he or she needs is the better approach, he said.
Sex trade workers forced out of one neighbourhood will just set up in another, he said, and the laws pushed workers into darker alleys and dangerous situations. Investigators will check out escort agencies and illicit massage parlours to ensure that no human trafficking is taking place, he said.
The service is also involved in the Sex Worker Action Project SWAP , an umbrella organization made of up community groups that connect sex workers to health care and community services. Local PM. Wheels Mar 10, Events Mar 15, Books Mar 14, X Enter keyword s to search for the articles,events,business listing and community content.
Submit Your Content. Already have a Torstar account? Sign In. Already a current subscriber? Subscribe for newspaper delivery of the and online access to for the relevant news you need from the local source you trust. Local police haven't charged a prostitute in years News Dec 20, Peterborough Examiner. Tags: News - Local , News. Events Mar 12, Peterborough St.
