(Ottawa)  In an ongoing effort to deal with community identified prostitution and prostitution related problems, the Ottawa Police Service conducted a two-day prostitution John sweep in Vanier on August 21 and 22, 2013.
A total of 25 John/Males arrests were made. Twenty-two of the males qualified for 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 three were charged with a variety of offenses including communicating for the purpose of prostitution, mischief, under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. A total of seven criminal charges were laid.
The Ottawa Police Service conducts enforcement in response to community complaints as one of their strategies to prostitution related issues.