A Barrie man who pleaded responsible in December to turning a teenage woman to prostitution stays out on bail amid sentencing delays.
On Thursday, Eric Mejia-Gonzales, 29, had his sentencing postponed for the third time as a result of he is ready on surgical procedure for an ongoing kidney difficulty.
The courtroom heard the woman, whose id is protected by a publication ban, was in highschool in 2018 when Mejia-Gonzales gave her garments and medicines and bought her sexual companies on a Barrie escort web site to purchasers at a former downtown motel for $180. Mejia-Gonzales then saved most of that cash for himself.
Since his arrest, he has been out on bail and dwelling along with his mother and father in Toronto.
The Crown requested Mejia-Gonzales spend 18 months behind bars. His lawyer is arguing for 12 months and one yr of probation.
In submissions to Justice Michelle Fuerst, the Crown mentioned an aggravating issue was that Mejia-Gonzales took at face worth that the woman was 20 when, the truth is, she was 15.
His subsequent courtroom look is scheduled for June 7 to set a brand new date for sentencing.
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