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[Victoria Watcher]

Ruralcrimes.news..... did it get picked up by the mainstream media at all? That should be a big story for the island...

 

vic news:

 

https://www.vicnews....n-saskatchewan/

[Mike K.]

Shawn Kelly has been identified as a former Edward Milne student, the high school in Sooke. The two other men appear to be Victoria residents currently. Interesting that the oldest among the four is a 36-year-old woman.

[Victoria Watcher]

Ruralcrimes.news..... did it get picked up by the mainstream media at all? That should be a big story for the island...

 

 

Shawn Alexander Kelly, 23, of Victoria, Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi and Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi, both 19, of Nanaimo, are charged with receiving a financial benefit knowing it was obtained from the commission of an offence, transporting a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of exploiting them, procuring a person to offer or provide sexual services, harbouring a person who offers or provides sexual services for consideration and knowingly advertising to provide sexual services.

 

Shermineh Sheri Ziaee, 36, of Victoria, is charged with the same five offences, plus possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

 

The four accused are scheduled to make their next court appearance today in Swift Current provincial court.

 

The two young female passengers are from B.C. They are not related to any of the accused.

 

The investigation is ongoing.

 

 

https://www.timescol...cles-1.24065532

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 31 January 2020 - 06:12 AM.

[Mike K.]

Nobody has made the connection that Ziaee is the mother of the Miralinaghi‘s.

The mother and one of the sons have a court hearing in February. The son’s hearing is related to human trafficking. The mother’s does not appear to be.

[Rob Randall]

According to the BC Court search website the boys are no strangers to the Nanaimo court system. Failure to comply, resisting arrest, etc.

[Mike K.]

Which of the three?

[Mike K.]

It may not be a coincidence that a missing 16-year-old was declared found by police at the time the charged were arrested. Police put out a request for assistance on Sunday. I’ve removed the name.

Victoria, BC – Patrol officers are asking for your assistance as we work to locate high-risk missing girl ....

... is described as a 16-year-old Caucasian girl with brown hair and hazel eyes. ... is petite, standing five feet tall and weighing about 100 lbs.

While ... has been the subject of missing person alerts and has been located safely in the past, the circumstances in which ... have gone missing in this instance are unrelated, and high-risk. Officers believe her to be at risk of harm.

... was last seen in Centennial Square on the evening of Saturday, January 26th. ... was last seen wearing camouflage leggings, white runners and a red “Tommy” jacket as well as carrying a beigeish handbag. She was with two older men.

...’s family is very concerned about her and officers are working to find Arianna and ensure she is safe.

If you see ..., please call 911. If you have any information on where she may be, please call (250) 995-7654. To report what you know anonymously, please call Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

[Rob Randall]

Three? They're triplets?

[Sparky]

Victoria Police Chief Del Manak on Youtube clearing up fake news on the protest that had to be removed from a downtown office building.

https://www.youtube....h?v=4_-fsDYTdQg

[Mike K.]

Three? They're triplets?

Three men were charged.

[North Shore]

According to the BC Court search website the boys are no strangers to the Nanaimo court system. Failure to comply, resisting arrest, etc.

From the same site, Mum appears to be pure as the driven slush, also...

[martini]

Nobody has made the connection that Ziaee is the mother of the Miralinaghi‘s.

The mother and one of the sons have a court hearing in February. The son’s hearing is related to human trafficking. The mother’s does not appear to be.

Thought never crossed my mind. What was the tip off? 

[Victoria Watcher]

Four people from Vancouver Island appeared in a Swift Current, Sask., courtroom Friday, charged with trafficking two teenage girls.

 

Shermineh Sheri Ziaee, 36, of Victoria, her twin sons, Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi and Seyed Kamran Miralinaghi, both 19, from Nanaimo, and Shawn Alexander Kelly, 24, of Victoria were arrested Tuesday afternoon after an off-duty RCMP officer spotted a three-vehicle convoy speeding east on Highway 1 toward Swift Current.

 

https://www.timescol...-sex-1.24066405

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 February 2020 - 07:20 AM.

[Mike K.]

Why is the second to last face blurred? Could that be someone else who was being taken to court alongside them?

[Brayvehart]

Why is the second to last face blurred? Could that be someone else who was being taken to court alongside them?

Yes. There were five males being transported to the courthouse in that photo; two unrelated to the human trafficking case.

[Victoria Watcher]

Why is the second to last face blurred? Could that be someone else who was being taken to court alongside them?

 

ya.  just part of the chain gang.

[Nparker]

Imagine the mindsets of people who would smile as they are lead away in chains when being charged with offenses like these.

[tanker]

Nothing will happen to them. They'll be released on bail and probably won't even get a prison sentence. You'd smile too knowing this.

Edited by tanker, 01 February 2020 - 07:38 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Nothing will happen to them. They'll be released on bail and probably won't even get a prison sentence.

 

yes they will almost certainly make bail next week.  except those already under some type of probation.

 

but we will not likely hear anything about this case again.

 

Except perhaps on Gangsters Out.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 01 February 2020 - 07:45 PM.

[Mike K.]

It’ll come down to the testimony of the underage girls that police allege were being pimped out by them. Without testimony, the crown will have to decide if there’s enough to go on.

One of the brothers has it a little harder than the other, given his upcoming court appearance. The mother too has some legal issues that could make it tougher for her to make bail.