Crime & Safety
Possible Sex Trafficking Victim Rescued In East County
Detectives found a 12-year-old runaway girl who was possibly a sex trafficking victim in Spring Valley near La Mesa, authorities said.
SPRING VALLEY, CA – San Diego sheriff's detectives Saturday located a 12-year-old runaway girl who was possibly a sex trafficking victim in Spring Valley near La Mesa, authorities said.
The girl was located in the 8500 block of Paradise Valley Road by detectives who were checking a possible sex trafficking location, sheriff's Sgt. Chase Chiappino said.
"Two 17-year-old males related to the investigation were arrested for possession of firearms," Chiappino said.
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The human trafficking investigation continued, he said.
