Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman was joined by Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, Pasadena Police Chief Gene Harris, and East West Bank Managing Director of Retail Banking for Southern California, Renee Sun, to urge the public to stay vigilant when withdrawing and depositing money at banks and ATMs ahead of the Lunar New Year.Read more...
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today outlined the Office’s continued efforts and innovative approach to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, combining tougher felony charging decisions against sexual exploiters/buyers, commonly referred to as ‘johns’ and sex traffickers/pimps as well as providing services from community-based organizations to directly support sex worker victims and survivors.
“Human trafficking is essentially modern-day slavery, and Los Angeles County for far too long has been one of its epicenters,” said District Attorney Hochman. “A year ago, we announced we were going to aggressively prosecute traffickers and pimps – and we did – but there is still a crisis for families in these neighborhoods. Our office is now doing three things at once to go after the demand and supply side of this illegal sex industry: filing felony cases, including conspiracy charges, against the sexual exploiters/buyers who drive demand, aggressively seeking years of prison time against the sex traffickers/pimps, and offering resources and services to sex workers, in an effort to end their exploitation.”
