Twenty arrested in prostitution sweep

Posted May 1, 2012 03:19:19 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The latest prostitution sweep in the city nabbed 20 men in the Centretown, Lowertown and Vanier areas.

The men were arrested after the sweep on Sunday and Monday.

19 men will now be off to “John School”, a project that focuses on educating people about the effects of prostitution on the community.

The other man now faces six criminal offences.

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