Ottawa police have arrested 11 individuals accused of attempting to arrange sexual services from people they believed were underage during a joint sting operation aimed at reducing child exploitation and trafficking. The joint operation, which involved members of the Ottawa Police Service, the Internet Child Exploitation Unit, and the Computer Forensic Unit, focused on identifying and apprehending individuals seeking to exploit minors, a June 3 news release says. The “john sting” operation involved officers posing as minors and engaging with suspects attempting to arrange sexual services. Police did not release details about the 11 suspects they arrested, but said that charges laid included obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18, telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 18 years for specific criminal offences, and telecommunication with a person under or believed to be under 16 years for specific criminal offences.