Prostitution sting nets 28 arrests in unincorporated San Leandro
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Those taken into custody on misdemeanor counts, including 10 women arrested on suspicion of prostitution and nine men arrested on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute, were booked and released on a promise to appear later in court, police said.
Two of the suspected prostitutes are minors, and authorities are investigating their cases, Staysa said.
“We were looking for youths who may have been exploited and forced into prostitution,” he said.
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The operation targeted websites that advertised prostitutes, as authorities solicited “johns” and prostitutes who visit those sites, then had them agree to meet at a local hotel “where the sexual act was negotiated,”
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“It was an Internet-based decoy operation that intended to impact prostitution and the criminal activities associated with it,” Staysa said.
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