Second in human trafficking investigation pleads not guilty
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Two out of 10 accused in a human trafficking investigation have entered pleas of not guilty.
In Lethbridge Provincial Court Friday morning, the lawyer for Khaled Alsaid, 22, plead not guilty to sexual assault, sexual assault on a person under the age of 16, sexual contact with a child, sexual counsel of a child, and failing to comply with release order conditions.
Alsaid was among 10 people charged by Lethbridge Police in August 2021 as part of an investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation, sexual assault, and trafficking of at least two underaged girls.
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