The OPS Human Trafficking Unit strongly believes that there are several more victims in this case, who have yet to come forward.

A 27-year-old Ottawa man is facing assault causing bodily harm and a number of human trafficking-related offences after an investigation by the Ottawa Police Service.

The OPS' Human Trafficking Unit and the PIVOT Unit made an arrest Friday, October 19.

A woman in her 20's, claiming to be the survivor of human trafficking, told her story to the Human Trafficking Unit at the beginning of October.

The investigation was started at that time.

Marco Clayton is charged with:

Trafficking in persons by recruiting, etc.

Trafficking in persons by exercising control, etc.

Financial / material benefit / trafficking person over 18

Forcible confinement

Procuring / exercising control

Material benefit from sexual services

Assault with weapon or imitation weapon

Assault / cause bodily harm

Assault

He is being held in custody, and will appear in court on October 20 for a hearing.

The police's Human Trafficking Unit strongly believes that there are several more victims in this case, who have yet to come forward.

"This is yet another strong example of multiple investigative units working collaboratively to identify, locate and arrest an individual who was a threat to the safety and security of women in Ottawa," said Sgt. Damien Laflamme, of the Human Trafficking Unit.

Friday's arrest follows another human trafficking-related apprehension made earlier in October. That was made possible after a young woman was rescued by police from what was believed to be a local human trafficking situation.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Ottawa Police Human Trafficking Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5005.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.