OTTAWA — In an ongoing effort to deal with community identified prostitution and prostitution related problems, the Ottawa Police Service conducted a prostitution John sweep in Vanier on September 4 and 5, 2013.
A total of 18 John/Males arrests were made. Thirteen adult males qualified to attend the Pre-charge Diversion Program, which includes attending "John" School. “John School” is a project that applies a restorative justice approach to the effects of prostitution within our communities and focuses on education.
The remaining five were charged with a variety of offenses including communicating for the purpose of prostitution, mischief, solicitation. Two of the five males charged criminally were charged additionally under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Care and Control, Over 80 and breach of Probation. A total of twenty-three criminal charges were laid.
During the project, a Sexual Offender was apprehended after a short vehicle pursuit and was charged for failure to stop for police, dangerous operation, resisting arrest, theft, breach of probation and driving while under suspension.
The Ottawa Police Service conducts enforcement in response to community complaints as one of their strategies to prostitution related issues.
