Crime & Safety
Alleged Brothel Operator Accused Of Human Trafficking In SJ; 2 Rescued
Police said two women discovered during a search of the suspected brothel were connected with help.
SAN JOSE, CA — An East Bay man faces human trafficking charges after investigators allege he ran a brothel where two women were rescued last week in San Jose.
San Jose police credited multiple community tips for fueling a month-long investigation by the Human Trafficking Task Force into a suspected residential brothel. According to police, the HTTF worked with several police units last Friday to execute a search warrant at a property on South 24th Street.
While serving the warrant, police said officers found two survivors of the human trafficking operation and seized an estimated $10,000 in cash.
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Police on Thursday identified the suspect as Zhen Wang, 44, of Fremont. He was arrested in San Jose and booked in the Main Jail on suspicion of pimping and pandering.
The operation was done in partnership with San Jose's VICE team, patrol officers, the Diplomatic Security Service, and Santa Clara County's Law Enforcement Investigating Human Trafficking Task Force (LEIGHT).
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Police encourage anyone with information about potential human trafficking operations to contact authorities at 408-537-1999.
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