Crime & Safety

Sex Trafficking Little Girls In The East Bay: Report

A bizarre crime in Walnut Creek led investigators to horrific information about little girls being sold for sex, according to prosecutors.

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Oakland oral surgeon Cassidy Lavorini-Doyle, 36, is in jail, accused of buying girls under 10 years of age for sex, according to the East Bay Times.

Lavorini-Doyle is accused of trying to pull a woman working as a custodian into his car last Dec. 6. She fought him off, but he then allegedly offered her $30,000 to buy her two daughters, who were by her side. They were both under the age of 12. At that point, someone left the Walnut Creek building, and Lavorini-Doyle got back into his car. He was still circling the building when police arrived and briefly detained him.

The following day, Lavorini-Doyle left for Cambodia, returning on Dec. 11. He was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security when he arrived. According to evidence, he had receipts for transactions involving 10-year-old girls.

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Investigators reportedly found secret recording devices in his home, evidence of little girls being trafficked to him, and child porn videos including one of him raping a young girl. She has not been identified.

Cassidy Lavorini-Doyle faces charges of human trafficking, possession of child porn, and attempted kidnapping.

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He treated children in his oral surgery practice, but there is no evidence at this time that any of them are victims. The state is in the process of revoking his license to practice.

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office is trying to identify Lavorini-Doyle's victims. If you have information about him, or believe that your child may be a victim, call the DA at 925-957-8658.

Read more details about this case, written by Nate Gartrell, in the East Bay Times.

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