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Three Fresno Men Arrested On South Coast For Human Trafficking

Three men from Fresno have been arrested on the South Coast on human trafficking charges.

Ventura Police say they received a call from the National Human Trafficking Center hotline on Saturday evening about a 17-year-old girl who claimed she fled from a human trafficking situation and was hiding near Victoria Avenue and Valentine Road. Officers found the teenage girl, and she told them that she was with three men for the last three days and was forced to commit acts of prostitution in San Diego County until they arrived at a motel in Ventura. She claims that she was not free to leave and was threatened with physical harm.

The Major Crimes Detectives and Human Trafficking Enforcement Team helped the victim with medical care and safe housing while street crimes unit detectives responded to the motel where they arrested the suspects identified as 21 year old Brian Lewis, 18-year-old Dashawn Jackson and 20-year-old Dameon Rasheed. They also found a loaded gun in their vehicle. The trio was booked on felony human trafficking and conspiracy charges.