Ont. children's camp owner and her convicted sex offender husband arrested in human trafficking investigation
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A convicted sex offender living on the same property as a summer camp for children with autism in Essa Township was arrested, along with his wife, in a human trafficking investigation two days after Ontario Provincial Police issued a rare public advisory about him.
A convicted sex offender living on the same property as a summer camp for children with autism in Essa Township was arrested, along with his wife, in a human trafficking investigation two days after Ontario Provincial Police issued a rare public advisory about him.
Lauriston Maloney, 42, and Amber Maloney, 36, were taken into police custody on Wednesday morning and charged with multiple offences related to recruiting, exercising control, exploitation, assault, forcible confinement, and financial benefit from committing a crime.
A publication ban is in place, limiting what details can be published.
Police said Lauriston Maloney had previously been convicted of multiple charges related to trafficking and sexual offences involving minors.
His wife, Amber Maloney, owns and operates Beating the Odds IBI & Child Development Services, which offers services for children on the autism spectrum from her 8th Line property.In a statement to CTV News, the Officer of the Solicitor General wrote, "This individual who was convicted of such reprehensible crimes should never be around vulnerable children again. Allowing him to roam freely around our communities and potentially put more children in danger is a failing of our justice system.
Working with law enforcement, we have served a protection order on this unlicensed facility prohibiting this individual from being on the premise while children in care are present and would encourage all parents to keep away from this facility."
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education issued a protection order, which states in part, "Upon conducting an inspection, I believe on reasonable grounds that there is an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of any children for whom child care is provided."
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