B.C. suspect may have victimized Calgary teens

DELTA, B.C. Charges of human trafficking, prostitution and assault have been laid against a man who allegedly victimized underage girls in Delta, and police say there are possible connections to teens in Calgary.

The Delta police department says 35-year-old Mohammed Begg was arrested this week following an investigation stemming from a tip in 2017 that identified a North Delta home used for prostitution of girls who appeared to be underage.

A release from the department says the prostitution operation was advertised on social media sites and that police removed a teenage girl who was brought into the care of the Children’s Ministry and a guardian.

Police say an investigation identified three victims, and two of them were underage.

Staff Sgt. Heath Newton says other girls may have been caught up in the operation that appeared to involve transporting girls between the Metro Vancouver area and Calgary.

Police say another person considered a perpetrator in the prostitution ring died due to an unrelated incident prior to charges being approved by the Crown.