California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement, “The ugly truth is that the demand for these illegal services fuels the supply of commercial sex operations and human trafficking. No matter if it’s around large-scale conventions or anywhere else, solicitation is a crime and California stands ready to hold offenders accountable.”
This year, undercover agents with the multi-agency San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force made contact with sex buyers throughout the county and ultimately arrested 27 people on suspicion of solicitation, loitering for purposes of solicitation, or other related offenses.