Palm Desert Prostitution Sting Snares Beaumont Man

PALM DESERT, CA — A sting operation targeting "Johns" seeking prostitutes netted 13 arrests in Palm Desert this week, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported.

Wednesday's operation involved law enforcement placing "decoy" classified advertisements on websites "commonly used for the solicitation of online prostitution," the sheriff's department said.

The law enforcement task force members responded to Johns who replied to the ads, and after an agreement for paid sex acts and a meeting place were reached, the Johns were arrested when they showed up to meet their "dates."

The sting also targeted prostitutes. Task force members responded to escort ads, and once an agreement for sex and a meeting place was set, the prostitutes were arrested when they showed up.

During the sting, 12 men and one woman were arrested on misdemeanor prostitution charges, according to the sheriff's department:

• Diego Vega, 34, of Indio
• Abdelmalek Badaa, 63, of Novato
• David Seifert, 77, of Indio
• Salvador Cuevas, 39, of Indio
• Jesus Paredes, 46, of Desert Hot Springs
• Gilbert Hernandez, 29, of Indio
• Brian Segura, 25, of Coachella
• Mario Anguiano, 39, of Cathedral City
• Andy Chaides, 29, of Indio
• Ashley Casey, 26, of Wesley Chapel, Fl
• Irfan Khan, 56, of La Quinta
• Tremone Williams, 35, of La Quinta
• Andre Forrest, 44, of Beaumont

All of the arrestees were booked and released from the county jail in Indio, the sheriff's department said.

The law enforcement task force was comprised of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force with the assistance of the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team and Palm Desert Business District Team.