Full Notification

In an investigation initiated by the Fresno Police Department it was learned that the identified suspects in this case, SOLIS and ANDRADE, had brought two juvenile females (ages 15 and 17) to the San Luis Obispo area and coerced them into to illegal drug use and acts of prostitution.

In late October of 2013 the San Luis Obispo Police Department was notified of this criminal activity. It was learned that one of the female juveniles had escaped to safety to a central valley California town, however, the second juvenile female was possibly being held at a local San Luis Obispo motel. Officers arrived to check the location and found the second female juvenile and took her into protective custody. The two suspects were not located at the motel at this time.

The investigation revealed that the suspects would use continuing force and fear tactics to cause the female juveniles to engage in multiple acts of prostitution in San Luis Obispo and other areas. The suspects would use the money collected from this activity to engage in other illegal behavior to include the purchase and use of illegal narcotics and support their ability to act as pimps for the females.

In conjunction with officers from the Fresno Police Department Special Investigation Bureau/VICE unit and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detectives from the San Luis Obispo Police Department conducted follow-up investigation to aid in the collection of evidence and identification of the suspects. The cooperative efforts by the involved agencies over the last several weeks have led to the capture and arrest of both suspects in Fresno on December 3, 2013.




Sex trafficking of minors through the use of force, fraud or coercion is a violation of federal law, particularly 18 USC 1591(a) (1). Both suspects will be indicted in the United States District Court in Fresno and prosecuted by the Office of the United States Attorneys.

Some refer to the criminal act of prostitution as a “victimless crime” and feel law enforcement agencies should not devote time or resources directed toward this activity. Frequently the subjects that engage in or support prostitution also participate in other illegal activities including the use and sale of illicit drugs, acts of violence and the taking advantage of others (as in this case, minors) through extortion or threats to support their continued criminal behavior.

The San Luis Obispo Police Department will not tolerate this behavior in our community and will continue to direct resources in a proactive manner to address this type of illegal activity.