Twenty-one victims were identified and nine arrests were made over a two-week period, authorities said.
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“This crime is a real problem here in California,” Becton said, adding that the statewide human trafficking reports make up 13 percent of those sent to a nationwide reporting service. Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Greg Boller said the operation took a “victim-centric” approach to offer services to victims immediately after they were brought in. He said two victim assistors waited 10 hours while Oakland police conducted an operation, so that they could speak directly with five human trafficking victims.
“It had an impact, and there was a voice for them that may not have existed prior, someone who could speak for them in the future, if the cases proceeded to court, if justice was able to be served,” Boller said. “Our goal is to stop predatory behavior. Pimps are predators.”
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