Toronto police put stop to large ‘John’ sweeps

Posted May 14, 2012 2:59 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Toronto police have put so-called John sweeps on hold due to the uncertainty of Ontario’s prostitution laws. Cst. Wendy Drummond spoke to CityNews about the decision.

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