(Ottawa) In an ongoing effort to deal with community identified prostitution and prostitution related problems, the Ottawa Police Service conducted a prostitution John sweep in Vanier on September 4 and 5, 2013.
A total of 18 John/Males arrests were made. Thirteen adult males qualified to attend the Pre-charge Diversion Program, which includes attending John” School. “John School†is a project that applies a restorative justice approach to the effects of prostitution within our communities and focuses on education.
The remaining five were charged with a variety of offenses including communicating for the purpose of prostitution