Investigators believe that there may be more victims. Any other victims are encouraged to contact police.
The Toronto Police Service arrested Christopher Casilla-Pena on Jan. 16, 2026, following a human trafficking investigation.
In November 2025, the Human Trafficking Unit commenced a Human Trafficking investigation in the City of Toronto.
Police say through a combination of deception, coercion, and control, the accused trafficked 15- and 16-year-old female victims. The victims were forced to take sexualized pictures which were distributed online. One of the victims was sexually assaulted by the accused
On Jan. 16, 2026, investigators executed a Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at an address in the City of Toronto.
As a result, the accused was located and arrested.
Christopher Casilla-Pena, 27, was arrested and charged with:
- two counts of Traffic in Schedule I Substance
- two counts of Procuring Under 18
- two counts of Trafficking in Persons Under 18
- two counts of Obtaining Sexual Services for Consideration from Person Under 18 Years
- Possess Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material
- Print/ Publish/Possess to Publish Child Sexual Abuse Material
- Sexual Assault
- Print/ Publish, Etc. Voyeuristic Recording
- Print/Publish/ Possess to Publish Child Sexual Abuse Material
- two counts of Possess Schedule I Substance for Trafficking
- FTC Release Order
He was scheduled to appear in court at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre, 2201 Finch Avenue West, on Friday, January 16th, 2026, at 10 a.m., in room 402.
Investigators believe that there may be more victims. Any other victims are encouraged to contact police.
Images of the accused have been released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4838 or humantrafficking@torontopolice.on.ca, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.
Human Trafficking means 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, for a sexual purpose or a forced labour purpose. Victims can be men, women or children; can be Canadian citizens; and can be moved across local, provincial or national borders. They can be coerced through violence or the threat of violence against family and friends. The Human Trafficking Unit of Sex Crimes is dedicated to investigating these crimes against vulnerable members of society. For more information, please visit the Sex Crimes website.
Police would like to encourage all affected individuals to come forward and report human trafficking occurrences to the police. We want to ensure everyone has access to support services and an exit strategy, regardless of their decision to proceed criminally.
