The Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force executed search warrants at 5 locations across Los Angeles County and arrested a bevy of suspects. Of those who were arrested, 2 were Santa Clarita residents who were charged with human trafficking offenses, with one of the suspects also being charged with dissuading a witness. Dissuading a [...]
A prolific identity theft suspect arrested in Santa Barbara prompted LAPD officers to search for additional victims to come forward. According to police, Maria Christina Johnson would use popular dating websites and home rental services to locate and lure in her victims. Once she was allowed into their home, she would search for the victims' [...]
In 2009, Cameron Thor, a Los Angeles acting coach and part-time actor sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who came to him for acting lessons. The contact between the two began in 2008 when the victim began taking acting lessons from Thor. After one of the lessons, Thor drove the victim to a secluded location and [...]
