Article content Forcing a teenage girl into the sex trade has netted an Alberta man seven years in prison. Islam Montasser did not outwardly react as Court of King’s Bench Justice Steven Mandziuk sentenced him Tuesday, condemning his crimes and saying a message must be sent to those who engage in human trafficking. “Everyone involved in the exploitation and trafficking of human beings for their own profit, and for the sexual gratification of others, is complicit in a process of dehumanization, degradation and inhumane, uncivilized treatment,” Mandziuk said.
“Those who choose to exploit the vulnerable by subjecting them to these degrading and dehumanizing demands and behaviour will pay dearly.” With credit for time served, and sentence reductions for remand conditions, the 29-year-old Montasser has around three-and-a-half years left to serve. Montasser, a house painter, met his victim on Facebook in March 2021 when she was 15.
The girl, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, had run away from home and was using drugs. Montasser flattered her, telling her she was beautiful and asking if she was interested in “telle work” — slang for sex work performed in hotels. He enticed her to come to Edmonton, telling her she could make $2,000 to $3,000 a day having sex with people.
Montasser also solicited dozens of nude photos and videos from the girl, which he said he would use to make her an OnlyFans account. He asked her not to tell anyone her age because he .