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Teen girl recruited fellow teens into sex trade BY TYLER OLSEN tolsen@chilliwacktimes.com
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olice are asking parents to speak to their children about the sex trade after arresting a 14-yearold Chilliwack girl for allegedly recruiting other young girls into the sex trade. Police say the girl had posted an online ad on Craigslist’s erotic services page in which she claimed she was 18 years old. The Craigslist ad has been removed. The girl has been charged with procuring
14-year-old posted online ad, 51-year-old local man procured her services, now charged with sex assault
persons under the age of 18 for prostitution. Her name cannot be released because she herself is under the age of 18. David Thomas Hilper t, 51, of Chilliwack is alleged to have procured sex from the girl and has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. He has been released on bail on a number of conditions, including to not have
contact with children under the age of 16. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. LeaAnne Dunlop said that police continue to investigate and hope to speak to anyone who may have more information. Police have identified the two girls recruited but say there may be more victims. Mounties also say they are working with the girls and their parents to
provide the necessary support. There may also be more people who procured sex from the minors. “We’re continuing to investigate and as other individuals are identified to us we will be pursuing charges if we can,” said Dunlop. Police are also urging parents to speak to their children about how to protect themselves from possible sex trade recruiters.
Councillor won’t stay silent over Panorama settlement
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See SEX, Page 7
Police confirm murder
What’s it worth? hilliwack taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars in real estate value lost in the homes purchased by the city in the Panorama subdivision in the eastern hillsides, according to Coun. Diane Janzen. The 42 homes were purchased EB IRST after the discovFirst reported on ery that they sit chilliwacktimes.com on a 4,000-yearo l d l a n d s l i d e. Their assessed value of the properties has dropped by as much as 90 per cent. The city is also in the unusual position of being landlord to tenants renting some of the 42 homes
“Anytime a parent can be the first person to talk to their kids about something—whether its about drugs, whether its about their own personal safety, whether its about something as sensitive as the sex trade—that empowers not only the parents but the kids to have a dialogue,” said Dunlop. “The worst thing that could happen is that a potential recruiter is the first person who talks to your kid about this type of thing.” The RCMP will also be working
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This house on a 4,000-year-old landslide was one of 42 homes purchased by the city last year for $18 million. The homes can’t be sold, but according to BC Assessment the value of this home on Panorama Drive is now $70,400.
omicide investigators need more help from the public as they search for the person who killed Karver Morford at his Ryder Lake home two weeks ago. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) spokesman Cpl. Dale Carr told the Times that t h e “a u t o p s y result confirm its a homicide.” Carr said Morford was renting the Ross Road home where he was found dead Nov. 8. Karver Morford He had last been seen the previous Saturday, Nov. 6, by a family member, according to Carr. He would not disclose the manner or method of Morford’s death. See MURDER, Page 6
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