Ottawa man charged with human trafficking to live with family in North Frontenac

Ontario Provincial Police | Feb 25, 2016

Thirty-four-year-old Matthew Valentini has been ordered, as a condition of bail, to live at his parents' home in North Frontenac between court appearances in Ottawa, according to a report in the Ottawa Sun.

“The Ottawa Police Human Trafficking Unit laid the following charges against him: trafficking in persons under 18 by recruiting, trafficking in persons under 18 to receive material benefit, possession of a schedule 1 substance (cocaine) and driving while suspended” said a news release from the Ottawa Police Service on February 16.

Subsequently, on February 18, Valentini was released on bail after a $15,000 bond was posted. According to the Sun, and other Postmedia outlets, one of the conditions of his bail is that he “must reside with his parents ... and must be accompanied by his mother, father or wife any time he is outside their residence.”

Valentini was living in Fredericton before relocating to Ottawa in 2010. His parents reside in North Frontenac.