Overview
- Authorities identified about 50 missing minors and located 37 teens ages 14 to 17 during a weeklong sweep tied to Riverside County.
- Teens were found in Riverside County and surrounding areas as well as Northern California, Arizona and Nevada, with each case connected to Riverside County.
- Officials say some of those recovered were victims of child sex trafficking and sexual assault, and all received advocacy and medical services before reunification with legal guardians.
- Seven suspects were arrested during the operation, including one taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations on alleged child sex trafficking charges, and authorities withheld the suspects’ names.
- The effort involved the Riverside County Anti-Human-Trafficking Task Force, U.S. Marshals, FBI, HSI, the Secret Service and multiple California agencies, with the public urged to share tips such as license plates and photos.