ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2016
Released by: Sergeant Daron Wyatt, Contact: (714) 497-5633
Subject: One Juvenile and Two 19 Year Old Human Trafficking Victims Rescued
Suspects Arrested:
Suspect 1: Ariel Guizar, 35, San Jose
Suspect 2: Araceli Mendoza, 23, San Jose
ANAHEIM, CA – On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) received information from concerned family members regarding a 15 year old female juvenile runaway from Los Angeles County who was being trafficked in the city of Anaheim. The OCHTTF initiated what turned out to be a three-day, around the clock investigation, which led the team throughout Southern and Central California in search of the juvenile victim. The OCHTTF received assistance from the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (LARHTTF), the FBI’s Innocence Lost Task Force, and the Anaheim Police Department. Continue reading