By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a statewide anti-human trafficking operation last month, authorities arrested nine individuals in San Luis Obispo County for sex offenses. Operation Reclaim and Rebuild took place Feb. 6 Read More …
Atascadero police, along with San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office investigators, served search warrants on Wednesday at three massage parlors in the North County city that are suspected of offering sex acts to customers and possibly being involved in human trafficking. Read More …
After conducting a sting this week, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives discovered a Nipomo spa is doubling as a prostitution business, according to the sheriff’s department. Read More …
A 44-year-old Fresno man pleaded no contest Monday to human trafficking and pimping charges and received a prison sentence of 10 years and four months.
Walter Thomas Jr., 44, who was accused of forcing multiple women into prostitution across California, pleaded no contest to one count of human trafficking, one count of pimping and one count of witness intimidation. Read More …
Santa Maria police rescued an underage prostitute and arrested three men on various charges ranging from rape to pimping of a minor. After a report of prostitution, Santa Maria detectives contacted Read More …
In an effort to crack down on prostitution and human trafficking, the Santa Maria City Council adopted an ordinance imposing stricter regulations on massage businesses. [KSBY] The ordinance, which the council Read More …