Many San Diego escorts are professional models, pageant winners and physical fitness enthusiasts from across the country. People hire them for different purposes – bachelor parties to erotic dance nights at local strip clubs. Some also work at lingerie shops helping men select outfits suitable for special events. Unfortunately, one side of their profession that often goes unnoticed – human trafficking. Annual profits from human trafficking have been estimated in the tens of billions.av
San Diego street gangs rely heavily on illegal trade as a source of revenue, with San Diego police departments conducting regular sting operations against local sex workers through their “vice” divisions. Police will troll classified websites looking for SD escorts or massage therapists and lure them into hotels before arresting those without valid state business licenses or engaging in the sale of sex for money.
Even after these efforts, the problem has only worsened over the years. To combat it, Newsom and Councilmember Moreno recently called for an investigation of local prostitutes as well as repeal of SB 357 law that protects sex workers from prosecution; local elected officials and businesses strongly opposed to these proposals, while supporters claim current laws only punish pimping and “encouraging” sex instead of effectively penalizing it.
Fox News Digital interviewed a local business owner who recently spoke out on this matter, advocating that the law be repealed and more enforcement officers deployed during Friday and Saturday nights when prostitutes are out in full force on El Cajon Boulevard. According to this business owner, having sufficient officers present on El Cajon Boulevard may reduce client numbers thereby decreasing money flowing to pimps.
On top of this, he contended that children living nearby must walk over used “byproducts” of prostitutes on their way to school and that annual profits from human trafficking may exceed those from weapons and narcotics sales. He encouraged city leaders to visit the area themselves in order to see for themselves before supporting his proposal to repeal laws against it.
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