A constitutional case against the Orwellian named Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA), is now in its first court level. The operators of Fantasy World Escorts, Tiffany Harvey and Hamad Anwar, were facing 29 charges. Instead of capitulating, they are fighting back against these manifestly unjust laws. PCEPA ignores the spirit of the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in the 2013 Charter challenge, Canada v Bedford, Lebovitch and Scott.
On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, their legal counsel, James Lockyer and Jack Gemmell had the Human Trafficking charges against Tiffany and Hamad thrown out. This leaves them fighting provisions against advertising, procuring and materially benefiting from the sex workers who benefited from using their escort service.
SPOC wishes Tiffany and Hamad all the best, and applauds them for standing their ground.
Media about this important case can be found here:
The London Free Press – February 7, 2018