With tougher laws on the books to punish human traffickers and more awareness about those forced into sexual slavery, prosecutors, lawmakers and police met Friday to plot a plan to eradicate human sex trafficking.
District Attorney Jackie Lacey Wednesday announced a diversion program aimed at getting young victims of sex trafficking off the streets. Hundreds of residents, along with community leaders, gathered in Compton Thursday night to march against sex trafficking.
A Long Beach man is being charged with Child Sex Trafficking after allegedly forcing a year-old girl to perform sexual activities with up to 50 or more men for profit.
A Long Beach man has been charged with forcing women he recruited online to work as prostitutes. Two young girls were rescued and 15 people were arrested during a sex trafficking sting in Riverside and San Bernardino counties last week. Some children in L. County's foster care system are reportedly being recruited as child prostitutes and officials want a new task force to address the problem.
The number of people identified as victims of human trafficking in California has increased steadily since as the crime has become a growing threat, California Attorney General Kamala Harris reported Friday. Law enforcement, transit and business leaders Thursday unveiled a multimedia ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of child sex trafficking. A Long Beach was arraigned Monday in federal court after being indicted by a grand jury with sex trafficking and forced labor charges.
