Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Kamal Kabbara
File# Multiple
Details:
On Thursday, April 4, 2024, the Perris Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team (SET) along with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Anti-Human Trafficking Team (RCAHT) conducted a “John” prostitution sting in the city of Perris. The operation was conducted in an effort to reduce the demand for sex trafficking, arrest human traffickers, and provide services for victims. The operation resulted in 16 arrests, 14 males for solicitation of prostitution, 1 female for child neglect, and 1 male juvenile for pimping, evading and child endangerment. The female was later identified as a potential victim of sex trafficking and provided victim services and resources.
The arrested persons are as follow:
Dario Marcado (43, Perris)
Maximino Guzman Ramirez (21, Menifee)
Kenny Matchette (38, Menifee)
Raul Laurino Ruiz (28, Moreno Valley)
Rikardo Alvarez (27, Perris)
Carlo Carozzi (38, Temecula)
Alejandro Duran (38, Menifee)
Isaac Cueva Rojas (33, Perris)
Miguel Magana (48, Perris)
Hector Gonzalez Antonio (27, Winchester)
Davonte Taylor (32, Menifee)
Antonio Avila Ponce (40, San Bernardino)
Eric Palacios (23, Lake Elsinore)
Ruben Ramirez Gonzalez (33, Homeland)
Carly Jane Corwin (24, Lancaster)
Prostitution is not a “victimless” crime. Those victimized by commercial sexual exploitation frequently have long histories of emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse or trauma in their backgrounds. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates that 1 in 6 endangered runaways reported are likely victims of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking victims are often subjected not only to severe forms of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of their trafficker but are also frequently physically and sexually assaulted by those who solicit them for prostitution. The Perris Sheriff’s Station SET along with RCAHT seek to disrupt and dismantle sex trafficking rings operating within Riverside County and will aggressively identify, pursue and apprehend those who seek to exploit those who are mort vulnerable. They will also proactively work to reduce future demand for sex trafficking by identifying and arresting sex buyers.
If you or anyone you know have been a victim of human trafficking, you can contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline at (888) 373–7888 or contact your local law enforcement agency.
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