Most continue to live at home while carrying out sex work at local motels or condominiums. (Seema Marwaha)Unlike sex workers who have chosen the trade, trafficking victims rarely get to keep the money they bring in. Vanessa met a network of pimps, recruiters and other high school girls like her. 'Complex and hidden crime'In 2015, Peel police made 39 arrests and laid 244 charges related to sex trafficking. Based on data she helped gather in Manitoba, she estimates the number of trafficking victims in Ontario alone to be in the thousands.

Source: CBC News January 29, 2017 10:01 UTC