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To: Land Shark who wrote (1532299)4/4/2025 11:00:39 PM
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15-year-old girl trafficked for sex by group based in Lethbridge and Calgary, police say

A business owner, a physician and multiple youth among 10 facing charges

CBC News · Posted: Aug 13, 2021 3:27 PM MT | Last Updated: August 13



During the investigation, it was learned that the girl was selected and groomed by multiple individuals. (Sarah Lawrynuik/CBC)

Ten men and boys face charges of trafficking a 15-year-old girl for sex, the Lethbridge Police Service said Friday.

Two of the accused have warrants out for their arrest.

Police say the group is believed to be responsible for the sexual exploitation, sexual assault and trafficking of the minor.

During an investigation, it was learned that the girl was selected and groomed by multiple individuals.

They would arrange her transportation to specific locations where the offences took place, police said.

The victim often did not know details of these meetings, the police release says.

Investigators learned that the girl engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old victim.

The number of victims connected to the investigation has not been confirmed.

Police say it is believed those involved in these crimes are all from Lethbridge and Calgary. They include a business owner and a physician as well as multiple youth.

Police have charged the following eight people. They are in custody pending a bail hearing.

Fadi (Stawi) Chtewi, 20, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault — party to offence with another person (more than one person involved in the sex assault).
  • Two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Abdulla Mohammed, 19, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault — party to offence with another person (more than one person involved in the sex assault).
  • Two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Mohammad Neirabani, 22, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault causing bodily harm.
  • Sexual assault — party to offence with another person.
  • Aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
  • Child luring.
Mahmoud Nirabani, 20, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault — party to offence with another person.
  • Two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Ziyaad Noor, 37, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault causing bodily harm.
  • Sexual assault — party to offence with another person.
  • Aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Mohammad Zafari, 20, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault – party to an offence with another person.
  • Aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
A 17-year-old male, who cannot be identified, faces charges of:
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault causing bodily harm.
  • Two counts of sexual assault — party to offence with another person.
  • Two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
  • Child luring.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified, faces charges of:
  • Sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault causing bodily harm.
  • Sexual assault - party to offence with another person.
  • Aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Police say two others identified have warrants out for their arrest.

Meriton Krasniqi, 26, faces charges of:
  • Sexual interference.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Two counts of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault causing bodily harm.
  • Sexual assault – party to offence with another person.
  • Aggravated sexual assault.
  • Trafficking persons under 18.
Khaled Alsaid, 22, faces charges of:
  • Sexual assault.
  • Invitation to sexual touching.
  • Sexual interference.
Police are asking anyone with information in relation to this investigation to contact Acting Sgt. Bryan Whelpley of the Lethbridge Police Service at 403-330-5167 or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.

This investigation involved the Lethbridge police, RCMP, the Calgary Police Service and ALERT's human trafficking counter exploitation unit.

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To: Land Shark who wrote (1532299)4/5/2025 9:23:27 AM
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You need to GTFO my country

1) Brooks Alberta is not a country....
2) I'm currently in Montenegro, no where near your country.

Little Miss Higgins is from Brooks...



Little Miss Higgins is the stage name of Jolene Yvonne Higgins, a Canadian folk and acoustic blues singer-songwriter who has performed both as a solo artist and as the lead singer of Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five.

Born in Brooks, Alberta, and raised both there and in Independence, Kansas, she settled in Nokomis, Saskatchewan after meeting and marrying guitarist Foy Taylor. She modeled her performance style on that of American blues singer Memphis Minnie.

She independently released an EP in 2002 before releasing her full-length debut album The Cobbler Shop Sessions in 2005. She followed up in 2007 with the album Junction City, which was a Juno Award nominee for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008.

After separating from Taylor and moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba, she teamed up with the Western swing band The F-Holes for the 2013 album Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, which was released as Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five. The album was recorded in a converted barn on bassist Patrick Leclerc's family farm. Bison Ranch Recording Sessions was a Juno Award nominee for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group at the Juno Awards of 2014.

Her most recent album, My Home, My Heart, was released in 2017, following which Higgins received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Solo Artist of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2018.

In 2020 Higgins announced plans to cease recording music, arguing that the contemporary era of streaming music services have made recorded music no longer a viable source of income for most musicians, although she plans to continue performing live and touring.