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Police say a woman befriended the vulnerable 15-year-old girls and offered them drugs and money to go to different homes last year in Portage la Prairie. They allege the woman often locked the girls inside and forced them to perform sexual acts on men in exchange for drugs and sometimes money. Investigators say they believe there are more victims, including an unidentified girl believed to be 13 or 14. A 43-year-old woman from Long Plain First Nation and six men face a total of 65 offences. 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