Two people are facing charges after an investigation by the Peterborough Police Service Human Trafficking (HT) Unit.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, officers with the HT Unit conducted a search warrant at a residence in the Crawford Drive and Monaghan Road area, following an investigation involving victims being advertised online for the purpose of providing sexual services.
During the search officers located and seized:
A double-barreled shotgun
A rifle
Quantity of cocaine and fentanyl
Canadian currency
As a result:
31-year-old Raheem Smalling of Whitby was arrested and charged with:
Material Benefit – Trafficking
Material Benefit from sexual services
Advertising sexual services
Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with x2
Unauthorized possession of a firearm x2
The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, June 18, 2025.
41-year-old Kimberly Butt of Peterborough was arrested and charged with:
Traffick in person
Material benefit from sexual services
Material benefit resulting from Trafficking in person
Withholding or destroying documents in relation to trafficking in persons
Advertising sexual services
Procuring
Advertising Sexual Services
The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, June 18, 2025.
Author: Pete Fisher
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