35-Year-Old Hamilton Man Arrested in Human Trafficking Investigation in Niagara
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In October 2025, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) began an investigation into the trafficking of a woman within the Niagara Region and elsewhere in Canada.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as 35-year-old, Jermayne HENWOOD , of Hamilton. On Thursday, June 25, 2026, HTU detectives arrested HENWOOD in the city of Hamilton.
HENWOOD has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences.
- Trafficking in Persons
- Material Benefit from Trafficking in Persons
- Material Benefit from Sexual Services
- Advertising Another Person’s Sexual Services
- Procuring
- Withholding Documents
- Administer Noxious Substance
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
HENWOOD remains in custody pending a bail hearing which is scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Human Trafficking means every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals, or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation, for a sexual purpose or forced labour purpose. Victims can be men, women, or children; can be Canadian citizens; and can be moved across local, provincial, or national borders. They can be coerced through violence or the threat of violence against family and friends.
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