Press Release: San Ramon Sex Ring Operators Indicted By Grand Jury

Released by the District Attorney’s Office Monday:  (Martinez, California) – On April 18, 2016, A Contra Costa County Criminal Grand Jury indicted James Joseph Jr. and Avisa Lavassani for multiple counts of human trafficking, kidnap for rape and rape.  Their human trafficking operation involved a 14 year sex trafficking ring, spanning numerous states, and centering…

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Nation-Wide Sex Trafficking Ring Busted; Danville/San Ramon Focus

In the culmination of an investigation going back to 2001, the San Ramon Police Department, in a joint operation with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, and the F.B.I. Safe Streets Task Force, arrested three suspects in a large scale human trafficking operation, police and prosecutors announced Tuesday. Police arrested James Joseph Jr., 50, and…

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