Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force has been hard at work since inception. They are continuing their efforts to protect children and young adults from predators lurking on various social media sites and the Internet.
The Task Force has conducted several covert operations during this past week throughout Los Angeles County targeting sex traffickers, intent and focused on luring young victims into the commercial sex industry.
Arrests this past week by task force detectives included:
Dorian Foster male Black 27 years-old and resident of Los Angeles
Brandon Monroe male Black 20 years-old and resident of Long Beach
David Mortley male Black 30 years-old and resident of Gardena.
Each defendant was subsequently charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office with the felony charge of Pandering. Bail was set at $50,000 for each defendant.
Young adults and children are reminded that social media and Internet sites contain exploiters engaged in illicit and dangerous activities, and are popular among predators recruiting for commercial sex workers. Parents are reminded to be especially vigilant in monitoring their children’s social media practices.
Earlier in 2016, Sheriff Jim McDonnell penned an open letter to all parents within Los Angeles County to address this issue. Sheriff Jim McDonnell stated "Our youth need public figures and parents to work together and provide information to our families about the high-risk consequences of inappropriate photo sharing." Please start by reading the letter. His letter can be read in its entirety by visiting the following link: https://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment/posts/1305629852797258
Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff’s Station. If you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the Website http://lacrimestoppers.org. If you are the victim of
Human Trafficking or know someone who is, call this Hotline number 1-888-539-2373.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Human Trafficking Bureau houses the LA Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, the nation’s largest co-located human trafficking task force in the nation. The Task Force is a collaboration of federal, state, county and local law enforcement, social service agency and non-government and community-based organizations investigating and serving the needs of commercially exploited adults and minors victimized for the purpose of sex and labor.
The LA Regional Human Trafficking Task Force brings together systems and disciplines to address the victim’s needs through a victim centered, trauma informed approach. The task force employs a regionalized strategy that crosses jurisdictional boundaries to identify and rescue victims while aggressively pursuing traffickers and buyers.
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Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Hall of Justice - First floor
211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-229-1700
Website LASD HQ: http://www.lasd.org
