Dzīnísī gújā(Good day),
Please see Community Notification from Tsuut’ina Tosguna:
10 individuals have been charged after the completion of a Human Trafficking investigation on the Tsuut’ina Nation.
Members of the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service in partnership with the Calgary Police Service launched an operation- Project Buffalo, to combat the purchasing of sexual services from underage Indigenous girls.
In May, Project Buffalo saw multiple individuals arrange meetings for sexual services with minors.
10 males were arrested totaling 31 charges.
Charges include:
Section 172.1(1)(a) CC
Luring a Child for the Purpose of Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration from a Person Under 18 years.
Section 286.1(2) CC
Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration from a Person Under 18 years .
Section 152 CC
Invitation to Sexual Touching Under 16 years of age .
All charged were non-nation members.
For all media inquiries please reach out to Insp. Dawn Blake of operations at 403-607-3296.
If you or someone you may know is being trafficked, please reach out to one of the agencies below for support:
Tsuutina Nation Police
403-271-3777
Calgary Police Service
403-268-CITY (2489)
Alberta RCMP non-emergency line at 310-RCMP or 310-7267.
RESET 403-918-7311
Stoney Corrections
Victim Services 403-669-0142
Calgary Victim Services
1-888-327-7828
ALERT
1-800-222-8477
#Notinmycity: https://notinmycity.ca
Sīyísgáàs(Thank you)
