Pair arrested on suspicion of operating brothels in San Jose

SAN JOSE Two people were arrested late last month on suspicion of operating brothels in San Jose according to executives Related Articles Search underway for Los Gatos Creek Trail sexual assault suspect San Jose Casino worker arrested accused of embezzling gaming chips Document ICE agents arrest four in South San Jose raid San Jose approves settlement for George Floyd protest injuries Residential break-ins announced in Los Gatos The persons identified as a -year-old Cupertino woman and a -year-old Rosemead man were arrested on May as part of a national operation targeting illicit massage businesses San Jose police spokesperson Staci Shih mentioned in a news release Detectives with the police department s human trafficking task force investigated two business one in the block of West Julian Street and the other in the block of Sheri Ann Circle according to Shih While serving search warrants at the sites detectives encountered three survivors and provided them with materials The subjects were booked into Santa Clara County jail on human trafficking charges Shih explained a total of law enforcement agencies participated in the nationwide crackdown dubbed Operation Coast to Coast targeting illicit massage businesses in states The operation resulted in arrests and survivors rescued Anyone with information related to similar cases can contact the task force at - - or stopslavery sanjoseca gov