Corte Madera, CA
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Tactics Used |
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| Auto Seizure | ✓ |
| Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Community Service | ✓ |
| Employment Loss | ✓ |
| Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
| IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
| John School | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| License Suspension | ✓ |
| Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
| Public Education | ✓ |
| Reverse Stings | ✓ |
| SOAP Orders | ✓ |
| Web Stings | ✓ |
Corte Madera is a town of roughly 10,000 residents, located in Marin County, California near Larkspur. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been documented throughout Marin County. There have also been local cases of assault and murder of women in prostitution, as well as drug and child endangerment charges.
Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. For example, in June 2014, deputies from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and officers from several county police departments conducted a web-based reverse sting in Corte Madera, as well as in San Rafael, Mill Valley and Novato, as part of the FBI’s Operation Cross Country. Twenty-two sex buyers were arrested as a result; their identities were not released to the public.
Key Partners
- Marin County Sheriff’s Office
- Marin County Probation Department
- Martin County District Attorney’s Office
- Novato Police Department
- San Rafael Police Department
- Sausalito Police Department
- Fairfax Police Department
- Mill Valley Police Department
- Oakland Police Department
- FBI
Key Sources
Web-Based Reverse Stings:
- “Marin Prostitution Sweep Nets 22 Arrests amid National Crackdown”, Marin Independent Journal, June 23 2014.
- “Prostitution Sting Catches 22 Marin Men”, Point Reyes Light, June 26 2014.
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Mill Valley Man Arraigned on Sex Charges”, Marin Independent Journal, July 16 2003.
- https://www.nbcbayarea.com/marin-county-couple-accused-of-sex-trafficking-behind-bars (2014)
- https://redwoodbark.org/isolation-fear-manipulation-marins-hidden-human-trafficking-industry (2015)
- https://www.centralmarinpolice.org/DocumentCenter/View/Budget (2017)
- https://srhsoffleash.org/sex-trafficking-in-marin-county (2019)
- https://www.nbcbayarea.com/marin-city-man-arrested-for-pandering-after-allegedly-recruiting-undercover-detective (2020)
- https://pacificsun.com/tracking-trafficking (2020)
- http://sananselmo-ca.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.MArins Hidden Human Trafficking Challenge.pdf (2022)
Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “San Jose Arrest Leads to Alleged Prostitution Ring”, San Jose Mercury News, February 20 1987.
- “Vice Cops Raid Escort Service In Mill Valley – 3 Arrested”, San Francisco Chronicle, February 20 1987.
- “Sausalito Man Arrested in Alleged Male Prostitution Sting”, Mill Valley Patch, June 4 2011.
- https://www.marinij.com/pimping-suspect-arrested-in-novato-with-alleged-prostitutes (2011)
- “Massage Parlor Engages in Prostitution”, Mill Valley Patch, June 26 2013.
- https://www.centralmarinpolice.org/DocumentCenter/View/Budget (2017)
- https://www.marinij.com/san-rafael-man-accused-of-running-home-brothels (2021)
Documented Violence Against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:
- “Marin Bank Executive Held in Call Girl’s Strange Death”, San Francisco Chronicle, June 28 1985.
- “Marin Bank Officer Allegedly Hired, Killed Prostitute; Trial Ordered in County Woman’s Death”, Los Angeles Times, September 11 1985.
- “Lawyer Admits Marin Banker Killed Prostitute in Bathtub”, San Francisco Chronicle, March 13 1986.
| State | California |
| Type | City |
| Population | 10177 |
| Location |
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