Nine Ventura County men cited for solicitation during human trafficking sting in Thousand Oaks | News Channel 3-12

Undercover prostitution sting leads to 9 arrests at Southern California hotel

Detectives with the Ventura County Human Trafficking Task Force arrested nine men Monday during an undercover sting operation targeting commercial sex trafficking activity. The operation began around 9 a.m. in Thousand Oaks, where investigators posed as sex workers at a hotel on the 1500 block of Newbury Road. Over the course of the day, nine men were arrested on suspicion of solicitation of prostitution, authorities said. The suspects, ranging …

Nine Ventura County men cited for solicitation during human trafficking sting in Thousand Oaks | News Channel 3-12

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Detectives cited nine men for soliciation during an undercover human trafficking sting operation at a Thousand Oaks hotel on Aug. 11, 2025. During Monday's operation, detectives cited the men for solicitation of prostitution and released them at the scene. While their identities have not been made public at this time, their ages and areas of residences have and are listed below: A 49-year-old Camarillo man A 46-year-old …