Crime & Safety
14 Arrested in Solano County Human Trafficking, Prostitution Sting
BREAKING: Detectives used the internet to pose as customers and contact alleged prostitutes who appeared to be underage.
SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- Police in Fairfield arrested 14 Bay Area and Sacramento area women over the weekend for prostitution-related offenses during a human trafficking operation at a West Texas Street residence.
Detectives used internet websites and posed as customers to contact alleged prostitutes who appeared to be underage. After agreeing on a price for sex acts, the women went to the residence where the sting operation
was held, police said.
After the women were taken into custody on Jan. 21, efforts were taken to determine if they were human trafficking victims, police said. A victim's advocate from the SafeQuest Solano women's crisis center offered the women services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, police said.
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All the women were booked in the Solano County Jail for prostitution-related offenses, according to authorities.
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