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Two arrested, one sought in sex trafficking probe

London police are on the lookout for a third suspect who is wanted in connection with the trafficking of a young girl.

London police announced on Friday that two people have been arrested and they are still looking for a third. The arrests came after what police are calling a lengthy human trafficking investigation. On Thursday, officers from the London Police Service Human Trafficking Unit were joined by other officers from London and Toronto in raids on three homes in Toronto.

They seized cell phones and computers.

Two suspects, 23-year-old Mose Aigbedion and 21-year-old Sodiq Lawal of Toronto, were arrested.

Aigbedion is charged with: Trafficking of a person under the age of 18 years Financial/material benefit/trafficking person under 18 Obtaining sexual services for consideration from person under 18 years Advertising another person’s sexual services Permit person under 18 years of age on premises for prohibited sexual activity Sexual assault as party to offence with other person Print/publish/possess to publish child pornography

Lawal is charged with: Trafficking of a person under the age of 18 years Financial/material benefit/trafficking person under 18 Obtaining sexual services for consideration from person under 18 years Advertising another person’s sexual services Permit person under 18 years of age on premises for prohibited sexual activity Import/sell/distribute, etc. child pornography Gang sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age.

A third suspect, 21-year-old Terry Osayamen Urhoghide of Etobicoke, is still at large. He is charged with trafficking of a person under 18 years and gang sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age.

Anyone with information about where Urhoghide might be is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com

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