A federal lawsuit filed this week seeks to hold an Oakland hotel liable for sex trafficking by guests at the hotel under a statute that makes a company liable if it benefits from, and knew, or should have known, about the trafficking. While upcoming major sporting events in the greater Bay Area will help boost the local economy and bring a spotlight to the region, area law enforcement is preparing to address the more sinister aspects these events can bring--human trafficking.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail a second time on Wednesday and he will remain in federal custody at a Brooklyn detention center.
Three men were arrested for alleged human trafficking and four survivors were found after three residential brothels were found in San Jose, police said Thursday. An Antioch man pleaded no contest to human trafficking of a minor after a year-old child was found beaten in Salinas, prosecutors said Wednesday. A Fresno man was sentenced to years in state prison for trafficking a minor and ramming Salinas police cars in , according to Monterey County prosecutors.
Police in San Jose on Monday announced an arrest in connection with a human trafficking case involving a girl from East Palo Alto who was found in the trunk of a car earlier this year.
Residents of one Oakland neighborhood are demanding the city do something about the prostitution and sex trafficking openly visible on the streets.
