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Exploitation using honor bound traditions of other cultures against women.

From a social studies perspective, its a classical approach used by both the good and bad gusy as needed to achieve their individual goals. What is intersting about this story is that the women were all told they could leave anytime but their family would be told of their activities. Therefore the more serious charge of kidnapping would not apply.

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I think this is the story?:

 

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Edmonton+kept+slaves+police/1982657/story.html

 

This is a rare (but my impression is that it is becoming more common?) case of actual charges being laid under the "Trafficking in persons" provision of the Criminal Code. It may be worth noting that even without kidnapping, the penalty is up to 14 years in prison:

Trafficking in persons

 

279.01
(1) 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 is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

 

(a) to imprisonment for life if they kidnap, commit an aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault against, or cause death to, the victim during the commission of the offence; or

 

(b) to imprisonment for a term of not more than fourteen years in any other case.

 

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/C-46/bo-ga:l_VIII-gb:s_279/20090910/en#anchorbo-ga:l_VIII-gb:s_279

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