35-Year-Old Hamilton Man Arrested in Human Trafficking Investigation in Niagara
In October 2025, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) began an investigation into the trafficking of a woman within the Niagara Region and elsewhere in Canada.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as 35-year-old, Jermayne HENWOOD, of Hamilton. On Thursday, June 25, 2026, HTU detectives arrested HENWOOD in the city of Hamilton.
HENWOOD has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences.
- Trafficking in Persons
- Material Benefit from Trafficking in Persons
- Material Benefit from Sexual Services
- Advertising Another Person’s Sexual Services
- Procuring
- Withholding Documents
- Administer Noxious Substance
- Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
HENWOOD remains in custody pending a bail hearing which is scheduled for Thursday, June 25, 2026, at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in the City of St. Catharines.
Detectives believe that there may be other victims and are asking anyone who believes they may be a victim or knows of anyone who has had an interaction with HENWOOD to contact them at (905) 688-4111, option 3, extension 1029736.
Survivors of Human Trafficking are encouraged to contact the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline by calling 1-833-900-1010 or on the internet CLICK HERE. This is a 24/7 confidential support resource available in over 200 languages.
Human Trafficking means every person who recruits, transports, transfers, receives, holds, conceals, or harbours a person, or exercises control, direction or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting them or facilitating their exploitation, for a sexual purpose or forced labour purpose. Victims can be men, women, or children; can be Canadian citizens; and can be moved across local, provincial, or national borders. They can be coerced through violence or the threat of violence against family and friends.
For more information about community support options for survivors of Human Trafficking and the Niagara Regional Police Service’s efforts to combat Human Trafficking CLICK HERE.
Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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