Police watching for increase in prostitution during Stampede
Posted Jul 7, 2015 6:56 am.
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Calgary Police have stepped up enforcement of prostitution laws during the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.
Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta with the Vice Unit says any time there is a high profile event like this one, they expect more people to be selling sex.
He admits there is a challenge in combating this crime.
“With 95 per cent of it occurring on the internet, any increase you may see on the street is not a true reflection of the prostitution that’s going on in our city,” he said.
Schiavetta says police already have strategies in place to identify offenders looking to purchase sexual services and to provide resources for sex workers looking to exit the lifestyle.
