A couple from Flesherton, Ont., say a youth home that specializes in combatting human trafficking didn’t do enough to protect their 15-year-old daughter, who went missing from the facility last month.
Laura McKenzie and Erik Dixon say they entrusted youth home Studio Blue at the Women’s Centre Grey Bruce in Owen Sound, Ont., with their daughter, Jillianne Dixon, who they say had previously been a victim of online luring.
Less than three weeks into the program, she went missing.
“Our hearts were pounding. It was terrifying,” Dixon said about the early morning call from police about her disappearance last month.
The Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS) says it is investigating the disappearance along with police units in the Greater Toronto Area. OSPS say the teen was last seen at 8 p.m. local time on April 28.
McKenzie, 40, and Dixon, 41, allege the youth home did not act on a tip it received about Jillianne’s plans to meet a man from Brampton days before she disappeared. The tip came from another parent, but Jillianne’s parents say they were not informed about it by the youth home.
They also raise concerns about oversight and security measures at the home being inadequate to keep residents safe.
FULL STORY: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jillianne-dixon-15-missing-teen-youth-home-owen-sound-gta-1.7541389
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