Sign up for free to listen for longer

Get unlimited radio, access to exclusive and original podcasts and non-stop music stations.

Control the way you listen to your favourite music, podcasts and radio.

Already have an account?

Log in

Sign up for free to listen for longer

Get unlimited radio, access to exclusive and original podcasts and non-stop music stations.

Control the way you listen to your favourite music, podcasts and radio.

Already have an account?

Log in

DETECTIVES: The Toronto Pimp Case | Carol Cooke

DETECTIVES: The Toronto Pimp Case | Carol Cooke

Crime Insiders
Sea. 2 Ep. 12944 min
29 Sep 24
Mark as played
Share

About the episode

In the 1980s in, Canada, unregulated sex work was rampant. Pimps were known to procure young, vulnerable girls in bars and clubs, and offer them ‘work’ in exchange for safety.  However, the safety never came, and quickly turned to threats of violence against the girls and their families.Police identified Tony Provo, a suspected pimp who had been seen trawling local bars.  To catch him, Canadian police used a unique tactic, and assigned young officer Carol Cooke to go undercover as a teenager, and move through the bars to attract Provo. Carol joined Brent Sanders from the Melbourne studio to share this case and others from her time in the force.  This content contains references to mens violence against women. If this content affects you, the number for Life Line is 13 11 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.