Long Beach police announced Wednesday that officers arrested 91 suspected pimps and johns during an eight-month investigation aimed at combating sex trafficking. Among those arrested, 20 were charged with human trafficking, eight were charged with pimping, 24 were charged with assisting a prostitute and 29 were arrested for soliciting a prostitute. In one case, a man arranged to have sex with two children under the age of 10, authorities alleged. When the trunk of his car was searched, police said, a large roll of carpeting, several rolls of duct tape, handcuffs, and a magazine full of bullets were found.
Authorities are providing services to the recovered women with hopes they will leave prostitution. One woman was a Chinese immigrant who came to the United States under the guise of gaining work as a massage therapist. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. They are victims. The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
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