Procuring sexual services involves facilitating or benefiting from the commercial sexual exploitation of others.
Procuring Sexual Services: Criminal Code Definition
Procuring sexual services is defined under Section 286.3 of the Criminal Code.
286.3 (1) Everyone who procures a person to offer or provide sexual services for consideration or, for the purpose of facilitating an offence under subsection 286.1(1), recruits, holds, conceals or harbours a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of that person, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years.
(2) Everyone who procures a person under the age of 18 years to offer or provide sexual services for consideration or, for the purpose of facilitating an offence under subsection 286.1(2), recruits, holds, conceals or harbours a person under the age of 18 who offers or provides sexual services for consideration, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of that person, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of five years.
Elements of Procuring Sexual Services
- The identity of the accused.
- The date and location of the incident.
- That the accused procured, induced, or controlled the complainant to engage in sexual services.
- That the complainant engaged in sexual services for consideration.
- That the accused benefited materially from the complainant’s sexual services.
Potential Penalties for Procuring Sexual Services
- Indictable Offence: Up to 14 years in prison.
- Aggravating Factors: Can increase the severity of the sentence, such as involving minors or use of threats/violence.
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Defences Available for Procuring Sexual Services
- Lack of intent
- Alibi
- Insufficient evidence
- Charter violations
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