Five arrested after girl forced into prostitution

City police, working with Durham Regional Police, have charged five people in connection with a prostitution case in Peterborough. Police say a teen girl from Durham Region was brought to Peterborough to work as a prostitute. Officers from Durham’s Gun and Gang Unit and Human Trafficking Unit worked with city police to make the arrests in Peterborough and Durham Region. Police say a man called “Shiloh” and another man nicknamed “Turtle” and “Uncle” recruited the girl to work as a prostitute, advertising online and booking her into hotels. Durham police made two arrests in Pickering. Oral Richards, known as “Shiloh,” 27, of McQuay Blvd. in Whitby, and Terrell Ochrym, known as “Turtle” and “Uncle,” 38, of Westcreek Dr. in Pickering were both charged with obtaining sexual services for consideration under 18, procuring/ recruiting person under 18 to provide sexual services, material benefit from sexual services from person under 18, procuring/exercise control over person under 18, exercise control over person under 18, advertising another person’s sexual services, distributing child pornography and being a householder permitting sexual activity of a person under 18 years. Ochrym is also charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. They were held in custody City police, armed with a search warrant, raided a home on Talwood Court in the city’s west end and found cocaine and $6,000 in cash. Angelica Wright, 28, of Brenyon Way, Scarborough, was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000. She was held in custody. Robert Kenneth Primeau, 55, of Talwood Court was charged with possession of cocaine and unauthorized possession of weapon (knife). He was released and is to asppear in court May 25. Jennifer Lynn Bergman, 52, of Talwood Court, was charged with possession of cocaine. She was released and will appear in court May 25. Police are looking for information on this case, including tips about possible other victims. Contact Det. Const. Phil Groeneveld of the Durham Regional Police Service Human Trafficking Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5602 Anonymous information can also be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477, or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca.