Two people have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation, Niagara police say.
Police say officers in the human trafficking unit began their investigation this month, with the help of the cyber-crimes unit and child abuse unit.
Two arrests were made on Wednesday.
Spencer Sloat, 20, of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with:
- Sexual assault
- Assault
- Administering noxious thing
- Forcible confinement
- Trafficking in persons under 18 years old
- Material benefit-trafficking of a person under 18 years
- Material benefit from sexual services provided by person under 18 years
- Fail to comply with release order (2 Counts)
Carly Bluemeke, 28, of Fort Erie was arrested and charged with:
- Sexual assault
- Administering noxious thing
- Forcible confinement
- Trafficking in persons under 18 years old
- Material benefit-trafficking of a person under 18 years
- Material benefit from sexual services provided by person under 18 years
- Fail to comply with release order
Each has a bail hearing scheduled for Thursday.
