San Jose police arrest human trafficking suspect, rescue two women from residential brothel

SAN JOSE — A man was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and operating a brothel out of a home, the San Jose Police Department announced Thursday.

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The suspect, a 44-year-old Fremont resident, was arrested in San Jose last Friday. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of pimping and pandering.

Police said they received multiple community tips, which led to a month-long investigation by the San Jose Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force. Police obtained a search warrant for a suspected brothel at a home near South 24th and E San Fernando streets.

During the subsequent raid, police rescued two women who they said had survived human trafficking and provided resources for them. Police also found and confiscated around $10,000 in cash.

The San Jose police investigation also involved the Diplomatic Security Service for the U.S. Department of State and the Santa Clara County Law Enforcement Investigating Human Trafficking Task Force.

SJPD asked anyone with information about human trafficking in San Jose to contact the Human Trafficking Task Force at 408-537-1999.

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