Mission Canyon, California, United States
Law enforcement has placed the runaway girl back with her family. Santa Barbara police detective Chad Hunt obtained an arrest warrant for Rivers, and US Marshalls tracked Rivers down in Las Vegas. Rivers and Johnson were arrested. Rivers was charged with enticing a minor to commit lewd acts, pandering, and human trafficking. Johnson has been charged for pimping and pandering a minor, evading arrest amounting to a felony, and being an unlicensed driver.
Location
United States · Mission Canyon, California · 2006 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
Police responded to a routine disturbance call at Quality Inn on upper State Street on Dec. 12, 2006, and found a 16 year old girl who gave false identity information. Information was gained from the girl that led the police to where Rivers was hiding in Las Vegas.
According to the latest report, the girl is back with her family in Orange county and is receiving counseling.
unknown. Dates of bondage are unknown. source: http://www.independent.com/news/2007/may/03/man-who-allegedly-prostituted-16-year-old-returned/ AND http://www.santabarbaranewsroom.com/news/crime--justice/suspected-pimp-flown-to-s.b.-under-armed-guard.html
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