Human trafficking, sexual assault and child pornography charges

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A Halifax man faces human trafficking, sexual assault, child pornography and a multitude of other charges after an investigation by the Special Enforcement Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.

On April 2, 2017, investigators commenced an investigation regarding a man who directed and influenced a fourteen-year-old girl, a sixteen-year-old girl and seventeen-year-old girl for the purpose of prostitution.

On April 6 at 7:45 a.m. a search warrant was executed on Quartz Drive in Halifax where a man was arrested without incident. Forty-four-year-old Duncan Robertson Wright will appear in Halifax Provincial Court today to face the following charges;

  • Human trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen x 2  
  • Sexual assault x 3
  • Sexual interference
  • Invitation to sexual touching
  • Receiving material benefit from sexual services x 2
  • Material benefit from trafficking a person under the age of eighteen x 2
  • Householder permitting sexual activity x 2
  • Making child pornography x 2
  • Distributing child pornography
  • Possession of child pornography x 2
  • Keeping a common bawdy house x 2 

Human trafficking is an offence that involves controlling, forcing, intimidating or deceiving a person in order to exploit them through various forms of sexual exploitation or forced labour. This crime can happen in communities of all sizes and unfortunately Halifax is not immune. If you have any information pertaining to this case or other potential human trafficking matters, please call 902-490-5020 or anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.