Fairfield Man Pimped Girl, 16: Police

SOLANO COUNTY, CA — Fairfield police say a 16-year-old girl from Fresno who has been sex-trafficked in cities across the U.S. for the last four years is on her way to be reunited with her family, while a man accused of being her latest pimp is behind bars in Solano County.

In a news release Tuesday, Fairfield Police Department Spokeswoman Kathryn McCormick said the girl was initially contacted by a Fairfield police officer Friday night, Oct. 27 when he noticed what appeared to be a prostitute in the 1400 block of W. Texas Street. The officer stopped to talk to her and learned she was a runaway from Fresno who was potentially a victim of human trafficking.

The Fairfield Police Department Investigations Bureau was notified, which led to a detective from the Family Violence Unit taking over the investigation.

Detective Brunie spoke with the girl, who admitted that over the past four years, she had been trafficked in Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Oakland and San Jose, McCormick said.

Detectives used information from their conversations with the girl to identify her current alleged pimp as Leshone Johnson, 38, of Fairfield. They determined that for a week, the girl had been living with Johnson at a residence in the 600 block of Utah Street while he allegedly pimped her out.

Detectives served a search warrant at the residence and took Johnson into custody.

He was booked into Solano County Jail on suspicion of charges including pandering and pimping.

Solano County Child Welfare Services took the victim into protective custody so she could be returned home.

"This young victim was just one of millions of people being trafficked for sexual purposes," McCormick said. "As a result of the patience shown by our officers and detectives taking the time to talk with her, we can say that today there is one less victim being trafficked."

Booking photo via Fairfield Police Department