the deal down, approaching the corner. the john, a working man on his way home, finds himself in cuffs. speak english? no. that girl you talked to is policia. no. you re under arrest for talking about sex for money. we re going to take you back to an area and talk to you further and maybe give you a ticket. okay? officers quickly whisk the john off the corner and take him out of view. how tall are you? i don t know. 5 6 . how much you weigh? 175. 175. i think so. meet 32-year-old restaurant worker, benitez.
young lady up the block. she s a police officer, okay? have you ever been arrested before? yes. you have? yes for? same thing. do you have any warrants or anything like that? nothing. sounds like you might get a ticket and be on your way in about 20 minutes if you cooperate. okay? okay. hop in the back, will you. to us this kindly tibetan gentleman looks more like someone who would fight trafficking instead of a predatory john but we are dead wrong. he s actually been arrested twice for trying to buy sex. can i share the deal with you? you may. the john is identified as a 63-year-old man from california. he has a good reason to not be exposed as a john.
it effects the neighborhood. it effects the people living around here. when it affects them, we as a police department have to enforce the laws. this is close to the hub of union square. talk to the guy in the black jacket. business is booming and the decoy quickly gets a hit. they are going to go to her place. they are going to go to her place. has she given the signal yet. we re good. the team corners the john, who turns out to be a tourist. sir, police. police. just relax. don t do anything stupid. take your hands out of your pocket. put your hands behind your back. that girl you re talking to is a police officer, okay? you re under arrest for soliciting prostitution.
i think so. meet 32-year-old restaurant worker, gill, benitez. is your hair black? okay. as he s process, tammy tells our producer that based on the way he negotiated the sex act, this john is no first time buyer. you indicated that he probably had done this before. during our conversation he had agreed to go with me to my hotel room. he asked if there s anybody there, because in the past when he s gone to somebody s room, there have been other people there. it s gill benitez. tammy says most men caught in san francisco john stings are experienced buyers. are you married? yes. tomorrow i got divorced. but tomorrow you re divorced. is she going to be mad if she finds out? you live with your wife?
this track here is a transgender track, primarily. and unfortunately, they are not really in a position where they can get jobs and stuff. so they are forced to do this. however, it is a crime. it affects the neighborhood. it affects the people living around here. when it affects them, we as a police department have to enforce the laws. this corner is just blocks from the hub of busy hotels and tourist heavy union square. talking to that guy right now in the black jacket. business is booming and the decoy quickly gets a hit. they are going to go to her place. they are going to go to her place. they are heading up center. has she given the signal yet. we re good. we re good. the team corners the john, who turns out to be a tourist. sir, police. police.