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Human Trafficking Lawyers Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
If you were charged with human trafficking in the Greater Toronto Area, contact a GTA criminal lawyer.
Defending You Against the Human Trafficking Charge in the GTA
There are several different human trafficking charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, and each of them carries significant penalties, including imprisonment.
When facing a human trafficking charge in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), it’s crucial to seek legal representation by a skilled criminal lawyer who has experience handling cases involving kidnapping and exploitation of persons and other related offences.
Here at Lawyers From The Six, our experienced human trafficking lawyers will evaluate the facts of your case to build a successful defence strategy as soon as possible.
What is human trafficking?
Under Section 279.01 of the Criminal Code, you can face human trafficking charges for holding, concealing, transporting, transferring, and harbouring another individual.
Also, you can be charged with human trafficking if you impede, control, or otherwise influence another person’s movement for the purpose of exploiting that person for forced labour or sexual acts.
Types of human trafficking charges
The Criminal Code recognizes several types of human trafficking charges:
- Trafficking in persons
- Trafficking of minors (persons under the age of 18)
- Concealing or harbouring another individual for exploitation purposes
- Exploitation of persons for organ or tissue removal or other purposes
- Kidnapping
- Forcible confinement
- Sexual exploitation, including pimping
- Withholding or destroying another person’s documents that establish an identity for human trafficking purposes
- Receiving a material or financial benefit for committing or facilitating human trafficking
Human trafficking charges are some of the most serious offences under the Criminal Code of Canada. Do not take these charges lightly if you were arrested for kidnapping, exploiting, trafficking, or other forms of illegal conduct in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
What are the penalties for human trafficking?
Penalties for human trafficking charges depend on the victim’s age and the type of the committed offence:
- For human trafficking of persons over the age of 18 (adults), a maximum penalty is being sentenced to imprisonment for life if the case involves sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated assault, or death.
- If a human trafficking case involves any other type of offence, a maximum term of imprisonment is 14 years.
- For human trafficking of persons under the age of 18 (minors), a mandatory minimum incarceration term is six years if the defendant committed sexual assault, aggravated assault, or the trafficked child died.
- In all other cases of human trafficking involving minors, the defendant can be imprisoned for at least five years.
If you are facing human trafficking or any related charges in the Greater Toronto Area, do not hesitate to consult with a criminal lawyer to determine the best defence strategy in your particular situation.
Our results-driven criminal lawyers at Lawyers From The Six regularly defend people facing human trafficking charges in the Greater Toronto Area. We are committed to defending and protecting each of our clients. Call 647-830-3083 to get a case review.
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