Trio allegedly forced woman into sex trade in Southern Ontario

Two men and a woman now face charges stemming from a human trafficking investigation.

Halton regional Police officers from their Human Trafficking Unit launched an investigation in the spring of last year into allegations a woman had been “trafficked and exploited in the sex trade” throughout Southern Ontario between January and April of 2024.

Police allege the accused used “coercion, manipulation, physical violence, and psychological harm to maintain control and influence over the victim, while they benefitted financially from the exploitation.”

As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old Hamilton man was initially identified as a suspect and arrested on Aug. 7.

Robert Collingwood, aka “Flip,” is charged with trafficking in persons; receiving material benefit from trafficking in p