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Submitted by: Opal Singleton – MillionKids.org There is a bill making its way through California legislation that will legalize street prostitution in California and even more concerning, allow those previously convicted of prostitution or related offenses to have their sentences overturned or dismissed. Almost no one seems to be aware of SB 357 which has passed the Senate and is […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — Authorities say eleven men and women were arrested during a “John” sting in Temecula, Wednesday, March 3. The sting, which was just one of countless recent such operations in the Riverside County area in recent months, was intended to reduce the demand for sex trafficking throughout the region, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Second fentanyl-related […]
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TEMECULA — A former, high-ranking sheriff’s official was one of ten people arrested in a recent “John” prostitution and narcotic sting operation conducted in Temecula, according to officials who recently announced the arrests. Last Thursday’s sting targeted men who sought sex in exchange for money, a sheriff’s Sgt. explained after the operation. In a press release that made no mention […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities say a prostitution sting involving undercover officers posing as 15 and 16-year-old girls led to the arrest yesterday of five men they allege agreed to meet at an Anderson motel for sex. The Friday, Sept. 7 arrests included men from the cities of Anderson, Redding, Shasta Lake, and Shingletown, as well as one 48-year-old suspect who officials […]
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UPDATED: Aug. 18 & 19, With details regarding second suspect’s arrest and subsequent release on bail. See original story below. RIVERSIDE — Officials announced yesterday the arrest of a second man they allege was involved in pimping out and prostituting a teenage runaway girl within the City of Riverside and surrounding areas. The man’s arrest follows the arrest earlier this […]
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RIVERSIDE — A Riverside mother and her adult son were recently arrested during a pimping and prostitution investigation, said officials. During their investigation, detectives assigned to Riverside PD’s Vice Unit served a search warrant at the mother and son’s residence and seized items they said provided evidence of the pair’s illicit and illegal activities. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Officers crash […]
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FALLBROOK — Two women from two different Fallbrook area businesses were arrested after a multi-agency coordinated prostitution sting, Friday, June 2. Today’s arrests followed complaints from the community regarding several local massage parlors, said Fallbrook Sheriff Substation Lieutenant Patrick Gardner. The women were arrested at Jasmine Massage at 412 South Main Avenue and Coco Massage at 1075 South Mission Road after allegedly […]
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RIVERSIDE – Officials announced the arrest of an alleged pimp who has been charged with human-trafficking of a 16-year-old girl and advertising her services as a prostitute in multiple online publications. The man, identified as Lawrence Gunn Jr., 32, was arrested without incident Nov. 29, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant John Sawyer. The charge of child sex trafficking carries a […]
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HEMET – Hemet Police officers arrested a Los Angeles resident for human trafficking and other sex-related crimes Saturday, July 16. Officers arrested the man after they located him and a 15-year-old girl inside a vacant home in the 300 block of South Alessandro Street, in Hemet. Officers had gone to the residence after an alert citizen called 911 to report seeing two […]
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