The California Attorney General’s Office announced results of the 5th annual Operation Trick R Treat; 42 people accused of buying commercial sex were arrested, seven more were arrested on related human-trafficking violations, and 27 victims were recovered, the office said.
The office said the arrests came from 17 operations conducted by the Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and 12 participating agencies between Oct. 19 and Oct. 31.
The Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, the office said, is a regional collaboration that includes the Attorney General’s Office, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, the Sacramento Police Department, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations.
Attorney General said, “The California Department of Justice is committed to protecting individuals against sex trafficking networks that seek to exploit them, and we will continue to support survivors who have been manipulated by these systems.”
The operation is part of a regional strategy to reduce demand for commercial sex through targeted enforcement and undercover work, the office said.
The Attorney General’s Office said its human-trafficking task forces have made 1,235 arrests and recovered and supported 1,248 victims since 2021.
The office directed people who need help to its Victims’ Service Unit at oag.ca.gov/victimservices or by calling (877) 433-9069; it also listed the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 and more resources at oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking.
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Rob Bonta
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