Anti-Sex Trafficking Sting at Comic-Con Yields 14 Arrests, Rescues 10 Possible Victims

Published on August 1, 2024

SAN DIEGO—An anti-human trafficking sting at last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con International resulted in 14 arrests of people seeking to purchase sex and the recovery of 10 potential sex trafficking victims, authorities announced Wednesday. The operation involved law enforcement officers working undercover as sex buyers in order to identify traffickers and victims, as well as the posting of fake advertisements soliciting sex. From Thursday through Saturday, 14 alleged sex buyers were arrested and 10 victims recovered, including one who was 16 years old, according to the California Attorney General’s Office, which said support services were provided for the victims. “Unfortunately, sex traffickers capitalize on large scale events such as Comic-Con to exploit their victims for profit,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement....

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