Roseville, CA
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Roseville is a suburb of Sacramento with roughly 110,000 residents, located along Interstate 80. The Roseville Police Department has made prostitution arrests over the years and fielded numerous complaints from residents about prostitution activity. The town also has known cases of sex trafficking, such as a 2010 case in which a couple held a 15 year old runaway girl and forced her to engage in prostitution for two weeks, in Roseville and Sacramento. To address prostitution and sex trafficking, the Roseville Police Department has conducted reverse stings. For example, in 2008, Roseville police posted a decoy online ad and made 12 arrests of sex buyers at a hotel that collaborated with police in setting up the reverse sting. During similar operation in August 2017, Roseville police cited 10 people for soliciting a prostitute.
More recently, a Sacramento County sheriff’s detective and 11 others were arrested during a web-based reverse sting conducted in December, 2017. The sheriff’s department was notified of the arrest and conducted an internal investigating of the detective’s involvement in prostitution. All of the men were cited in the field by officers and then released on a misdemeanor charge. Police said eleven men and a woman responded to the ads and were told to meet their “dates” at a location in Roseville, and were arrested after they offered the undercover officers money in exchange for sex. Those cited had their name, age, and city of residence released to news outlets. In March, 2019, Roseville police arrested a Chino Police Department sergeant on suspicion of having sex with a 16-year-old girl and solicitation of prostitution.
Key Partners
- Roseville Police Department
Key Sources
- Web-Based Reverse Stings:
- “Police Arrest 12 in Prostitution Sting,” CBS/KMAX-TV 13, July 23 2008.
- “Twelve cited in Roseville prostitution sting,” Sacramento Bee, December 22, 2017.
- http://www.kcra.com/article/sheriffs-detective-11-others-arrested-in-roseville-prostitution-sting/14483601
- http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/12/21/sacramento-county-deputy-caught-in-roseville-prostitution-sting/
- http://www.abc10.com/news/local/sacramento-sheriff-employee-11-others-arrested-in-roseville-prostitution-sting/501609147
- http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article191342099.html
- http://www.thepresstribune.com/article/1/31/18/more-sex-trafficking-arrests (2018)
- https://ktla.com/chino-police-sergeant-accused-of-sex-with-16-year-old-girl-solicitation-of-prostitution/ (2019)
- https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article227272264.html (2019)
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Police: Man Suspected of Pimping 3 Women, 2 Underage,” Roseville Press Tribune, May 19 2009.
- “Roseville Man Arrested for Pimping, Other Charges,” Roseville Press Tribune, June 2 2010.
- “Roseville Pair Arrested for Pimping Teen,” Roseville Press Tribune, August 10 2010.
- “Jury Hears Tale of ‘Fear’ from Alleged Victim in Teen Pimping Case,” Roseville Press Tribune, March 4 2013.
- “Testimony in Putnam and Thongsy Case Shows Websites Connecting Roseville to Prostitution,” Roseville Press Tribune, March 6 2013.
- “Putnam and Thongsy Found Guilty of Pimping Teenagers; Putnam Found Not Guilty of Felony Sex Act with a Minor,” Roseville Press Tribune, March 21 2013.
- “Putnam Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Teen Pimping Case; Request for New Trial Denied by Judge,” Roseville Press Tribune, August 29 2013.
- “Woman Arrested in Roseville Accused of Prostitution, Using Teen as Pimp,” Sacramento Bee, May 20 2014.
- “Roseville Police Make Arrest in Alleged Human Trafficking Case; Suspect Was on Bail for Forced Abduction, Forced Prostitution in Lake County,” Roseville Press Tribune, February 6 2015.
- “Prison Employee Accused of Trafficking Teen Girl,” ABC/KXTV-TV 10, May 11 2015.
- “Roseville Police Make Second Human Trafficking Bust on Harding Ave in Five Months,” Roseville Press Tribune, July 23 2015.
- https://ktla.com/chino-police-sergeant-accused-of-sex-with-16-year-old-girl-solicitation-of-prostitution/ (2019)
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Massage Therapists Rubbed the Wrong Way; Ordinance Aimed at Adult Entertainment,” Sacramento Bee, April 16 1998.
- “Prostitution Sting Leads to 4 Arrests,” Sacramento Bee, August 23 2007.
- “Roseville ‘Pimping’ Suspect to Appear in Court,” Roseville Press Tribune, February 16 2009.
- “Police Make Arrest in Prostitution Case,” Roseville Press Tribune, July 17 2009.
- “Pimping Suspect Arrested,” Roseville Press Tribune, October 13 2009.
- “Police Nab Alleged Prostitute, Pimp,” Roseville Press Tribune, February 22 2010.
- “Roseville PD: Man Arrested for Pimping after Ad Answered,” Sacramento Bee, February 24 2010.
- “Prostitution Sting Yields Several Arrests,” Roseville Press Tribune, August 16 2010.
- “Neighbors concerned after prostitution bust at Roseville apartment complex,” Fox40, September 21, 2017.
- Documented Violence against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:
- “Rape, Kidnap Charges Filed; A Roseville Man Is Arraigned in 3 Cases,” Sacramento Bee, January 13 2005.
- “Local Man Arraigned in Prostitute Attacks; Police Believe He May Be Linked to Other Crimes,” Roseville Press Tribune, January 15 2005.
State | California |
Type | City |
Population | 108759 |
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