1. LONG BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE KEN TURNER “HUMAN TRAFFICKING” AWARENESS& INVESTIGATIONS MARCH 22, 2012

2. What is Human Trafficking?

3. Human Trafficking Investigations Adult Matter* (Sexual Content)
H/T Victims Protection Act, 2000
236.1 (a) CPC
207 CPC
Three Forms of H/T
Myths, Vocab., & Misconceptions
“The GAME”
Best Practices
We are different
Q & A

4. Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000 & 2005 (18 U. S. C. , Sec
Passed in 2000 to strengthen Federal Laws and create immigration relief for victims
Encouraged States to Create & Increase Laws regarding H/T, (236.1 & PC)

5. Human Trafficking-Elements 236.1(a) California Penal Code
236.1(a) Human Trafficking – Any person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to violate:
266i PC, Procure female under 18 yrs for 647b PC
266h PC, Pimping a Minor
267 PC, Abducting person under 18 yrs for 647b PC
311.4 PC, Employment of Minor for 647b PC
518 PC, Extortion (Obtaining Passport or I.D. of Another, force or fear)
Or Forced Labor or Forced Services (Adult 647b PC)
No Mention of Movement!

6. Human Trafficking – 2005 236.1(d)(1) CPC
“For purposes of this section…personal liberty of another…(equals)…substantial and sustained restriction of liberty…
through fraud, deceit, coercion, violence, duress, menace, or threat…to the victim or another person…”
(District Attorney will determine if “substantial and sustained,” is satisfied depending on the circumstances of the crime).

7. Human Trafficking Investigation Starts with 207(c) CPC
Every person who hires, persuades, entices, decoys, or seduces…that person… into slavery or involuntary servitude,… without freewill… is guilty of kidnapping.
(‘substantial and sustained restriction of liberty)
Think Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, Dom. Viol. Cycle, & possibly Stockholm Syndrome.

8. Human Trafficking – 2005 236.2 CPC
236.2 PC – L.E. shall use due diligence to I.D. H/T victims (Police/Deputy Mandated Reporters)
(a) Injury or signs of poor care
(b) Withdrawn, censored, or afraid to talk
(c) No or limited freedom of movement
(d) Lives & works at same location
(e) Owes $$ to employer
(f) Security measures to control human contact
(g) Employer has I.D., passport, birth cert., etc.

9. Smuggling vs. Trafficking
SMUGGLING is ???
TRAFFICKING is ???

10. Smuggling vs. Trafficking
SMUGGLING is Transportation based
TRAFFICKING is Exploitation based

11. Los Angeles Metro Human Trafficking Task Force
Hotline: (800)
Orange County H/T Task Force-Westminster PD
San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego H/T Task Force

12. Three Types of H/T: DEBT BONDAGE (518PC):
Suspect claims victim “owes” more than original smuggling price.
FORCED LABOR:
Peonage: Held against will to pay off debt.
Involuntary Servitude: The victim believes escaping (attempts) would result in harm to self or family members ‘back home.’
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION:
Coercing, using force or fear to make victim perform sex acts for suspect’s gain.
‘Gain’ is usually money but can be: motel room fee, drugs, alcohol, and even as little as food or cigarettes.

13. Sexual Exploitation 647(b) PC - Prostitution
Common Street Prostitution and Escorts
BackPages.Com
Craigslist
OpenAdultDirectory.com
ThatMail.com
SexyEscorts.com
Many Classified Ad Websites

14. “THE GAME” or “THE LIFE” Minor 647b PC The “Rules of The Game”… ‘No honor among thieves.’

15. The Vocab of ‘The Game’ Don, Grandpa Pimp, Hustler, Daddy
Will claim to be a ‘Hustler’ but NOT a Pimp
Wifey, Bottom, Bottom Bitch
Renegade
Cherry, Turnout, Bitch
Stable, Family, Team
Punk, Fag
Work
Cuff
Trick
An act of 647B, a B-girl, or a John
John
We need to view these as Pedophiles or Rapist
Track, Blade, Stroll
Automatic
Out-ta’ Pocket
Square
Guerilla Pimp
Head, Up & Down, Around the World,
Various names for different sex acts

16. H/T Myths & Misconceptions The Pimp Uses These Issues to Influence/Control Cherry
Average age is 12yrs old-(FBI, U.S. Atty. Gen., SDRTC)
Victim knew what they were getting into
Victim willingly committed unlawful acts
Victim was paid for services

17. Typical Pimp “I’m not a pimp, I’m a Hustler.” Age? Getting younger.
Gang Associated
Uses others to buffer him from Law Enforcement
Claims to get his $$ from his Mother, Grandmother
Lives with Mother/Grandmother

18. Victim Traits 12 yrs old (9yrs-Common) Runaway/Throwaway
Low Self Esteem
Hi-Dysfunctional Home
“I’m 19 years old”
Believes she will get “In Trouble” if she “Gets Caught”
Will LIE for Pimp
Fear, Indoctrination
“In Love”
Dom. Viol. & Stockholm

19. ‘The Game’ How did she get started?
He hollered at me. He was older and he said I was sexy.
We started hanging out and partying and drinking.
He was nice and I wanted to have sex with him.
Then he made me have sex with his friend. I didn’t want to do it but I wanted him to like me.

20. ‘The Game’
“Pimp” uses his “Bottom” or other “Recruiter” to recruit the “Cherry”
Pimps “cruise” schools, foster homes, group homes, placements
Bottom & Pimp isolate Cherry – Motel.
Adult activity, Beginning of indoctrination.
Pimps use “Boss’n Up” video - initiate indoctrination

21. ‘The Game’ Pimp makes Cherry think he cares about her
Beginning of ‘Honeymoon’
Alcohol and Drugs
Adult Activity (Most Cherry’s are children)
Pimp has sex with Bottom / Cherry
Adult Activity
Pimp abuses Bottom
Control, Fear
Bottom leaves to 647b
Intro into ‘The Game’

22. ‘The Game’ Alcohol and drugs Bottom returns & gives $$ to Pimp
Adult Activity, Calm, Fear
Bottom returns & gives $$ to Pimp
Cherry witnesses; Control, Indoctrination, Fear
Cherry is not free to leave
Control is Acknowledged
Fear is instilled
Pimp Rapes Cherry
‘Soft’ or Violent Rape
Anal/Oral sex to protect ‘product’

23. ‘The Game’: Goal is ‘Automatic’
Bottom befriends Cherry
‘Honeymoon’
Pimp may console also
Pimp makes Cherry 647b
Force, Fear, Threat (Family,Team concept)
Bottom supervises 1st Trick
Control, Calm
Hand to Hand of $$$
Control Complete, Honeymoon Ends
Pimp continues ‘The Game’ Education to Final Goal

24. Victim Development Helps Victim Realize Victimization
Victim has been ‘committing crimes.’
Must establish state of victimization with victim.
Must complete 647bPC investigation.
Must initiate victim services. (Saving Innocence, CAST LA, Innocence Lost, Children of the Night)
Must arrange for victim services to have access to victim.
4th Floor Women’s Jail and Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

25. Victim Development Helps Victim Realize Victimization Actual Victim Statements
Q: You prostituted for him. Then you had an opportunity to leave, escape, runaway, call for help, call your mom, tell police; Why didn’t you?
A: If I would have got away he would come kill me. I’m afraid he might find me now. He has friends who will find me. I started out having fun but then I didn’t want to do it any more.

26. Victim Development Helps Victim Realize Victimization Actual Victim Statements
Q: You prostituted for him again then you had another opportunity to leave, escape, runaway, call for help, call your mom, tell police; Why didn’t you?
A: I tried. I was afraid. He was always watching me. No one would believe me. I couldn’t-I just couldn’t. I didn’t even think I could escape.

27. Victim Development Helps Victim Realize Victimization Actual Victim Statements
Q: So you prostituted again for him. Then you had another opportunity to leave, escape, call for help, call your mom, tell police; Why didn’t you?
A: He kept moving me from motel to motel to motel. I didn’t know where I was. I just wanted him to be happy. I wanted him to give me food.

28. Victim Development Helps Victim Realize Victimization Actual Victim Statements
Q: So you prostituted again for him. Then you had another opportunity to leave, escape, call for help, tell police; Why didn’t you?
A: He had me so confused. All I could think of was prostitution, prostitution, prostitution. Now I see what he did to me.

29. Why did she continue? Domestic Violence Cycle of Abuse
Stockholm Syndrome
The psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with, identify with, or sympathize with his or her captor (Merriam-Webster)

30. 236.1CPC Investigation Best Practices
LBPD, H/T detail:
236.1PC (H/T) +
266PC (Pimp/Pander) +
261PC(Rapes-each rape, oral, anal, etc.) +
207PC (Kidnap) =
209PC = Kidnap - 25yr sentence and each conviction may run consecutive.
i.e.-206yr sentence
Other agencies:
266h(a)(1) Pimping a minor 16+, 3 to 6 yrs in prison.
266h(a)(2)-Pimping a minor -16, 3 to 8 yrs in prison.
Both are 290PC crimes

31. We hope to be able to answer your questions.
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32. Thank you.