Prostitution Sweep
Josh Pringle
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A two-day prostitution sweep in Lowertown and Vanier netted 10 suspects.
Ottawa Police say two men and eight women were arrested during the operation Monday and Tuesday.
Police say two men qualified for the Pre-Charge diversion program.
Eight people were charged with a variety of offences, including communicating for the purpose of prostitution.
Police say the sweep is part of an on-going effort to deal with community identified prostitution and prostitution-related problems.
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