A Vancouver escort has been charged with armed robbery, forcible confinement and breach of probation in Ontario, police say.
Jessica Kane, 32, who pleaded guilty last July to theft in B.C., is one of two people charged in a robbery in Vaughan, Ont., earlier this month.
York Regional Police said that on Jan. 19 at approximately 9:30 a.m. officers responded to reports of a robbery in the area of Major Mackenzie Drive West and Jane Street.
A victim had contacted police to report he had been held against his will by two suspects, who forced him to withdraw money from several ATMs.
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Police said the victim had met the suspects while attempting to arrange a sexual encounter and had entered their car to arrange the transaction.
Kane then allegedly threatened the victim at knifepoint, police said, and forced him to provide his banking information. Police said the male suspect then drove to several ATMs so that the victim could withdraw …