Man accused of human trafficking arrested in Cole Harbour

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Owen Gibson-Skeir was arrested this morning and is facing numerous human trafficking charges, including trafficking a 14-year-old girl.
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RCMP have arrested a 20-year-old man facing numerous human trafficking charges including trafficking a 14-year-old Dartmouth girl.
Owen Ross Gibson-Skier of East Preston was arrested this morning in Cole Harbour.
He’s being charged with over 10 charges including:

• procuring a person under the age of 18,
• trafficking a person under the age of 18,
• sexual assault,
• invitation to sexual touching,
• sexual interference,
• assault,
• uttering threats,
• advertising sexual services,
• material benefit from trafficking a person under the age of 18
• and material benefit from sexual services and breach of probation.

As of Saturday morning, he was in custody being interviewed by investigators related to the noted offences.
Mr. Gibson-Skeir will be remanded for the weekend and appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Monday March 21.

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