Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. A Million Dollar home in the east bay that investigators say hid a horrible secret. A couple who lived here is now accused of running a prostitution Human Trafficking ring for nearly 15 years. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. We begin with new details. Police crack open what they call a major high dollar prostitution ring. The leaders investigators claim kidnapped and trafficked women for more than a decade operating out of san ramon and danville. Abc7 News Reporter alan wang is live in front of the home in danville. Alan . Dan and ama, neighbors say the couple moved into this 1. 6 million home in june. The driveway was lined with luxury vehicles and then the fbi descended upon the home and towed most of them away. No one around here knew exactly why until now. We know so many people in the community that it is shocking here. Human trafficking and forced prostitution can happen anywhere, even in the most afflue
But at this moment, shes fighting a brain tumor. Announcer please take a moment and join st. Jude in finding cures and saving children. Visit stjude. Org. Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. A Million Dollar home in the east bay that investigators say hid a horrible secret. A couple who lived here is now accused of running a prostitution Human Trafficking ring for nearly 15 years. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. We begin with new details. Police crack open what they call a major high dollar prostitution ring. The leaders investigators claim kidnapped and trafficked women for more than a decade operating out of san ramon and danville. Abc7 News Reporter alan wang is live in front of the home in danville. Alan . Dan and ama, neighbors say the couple moved into this 1. 6 million home in june. The driveway was lined with luxury vehicles and then the fbi descended upon the home and towed most of them away. No one around here knew exactly why until no
Luxury vehicles and then the fbi descended upon the home and towed most of them away. No one around here knew exactly why until now. We know so many people in the community that it is shocking here. Human trafficking and forced prostitution can happen anywheeven in the most affluent communities. Investigators say the leaders, 50yearold james joseph and his common law wife, 34yearold wife operated out of san ramon and later this home in danville. Police say for nearly 15 years they arranged for women to be flown to rich clients around the countr they were being lured in and forced into prostitution. The women between 18 and 25 years of age were enticed with international make up artists and modeling contracts. There were a lot of ways people were kept in this business and namely by fear and ultimate intimidation that if they didnt cooperate they could be hurt or killed. Police along with the fin arrested the couple along with the fbi arrested the couple at their homes. They also arreste
Pentencia creek road. Rick what do we know at this hour . Reporter weve been here several hours tonight and were slowly getting some details. This is what we do know as of right now. Shots are fired, a robbery suspect is killed. This while police remain on the scene after hours into this investigation. Shut down on the ground, and from the skyranger you can see the heavy Police Presence. Police say around 7 00 this evening they were trying to pull over a robbery suspect, at some point shots were fired. We dont know who opened fire but we know the suspect was hit with one bullet and pronounced dead on the scene. Reporter police remain here on the scene. It appears they could be here for hours as we await more details of what happened with this officerinvolved shooting. Thank you, rick. A tense day turns to a violent night in st. Louis this is after a white former Police Officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a black man. The shooting followed a car chase back in 2011. It
Help of victims banks, and vendors where the suspects used stolen cards and checks. This video, for example, shows the woman Police Identify as Antoinique Bryant shopping at the target in pinole. She orders a drink at starbucks, and eventually leaves with a cart of merchandise all paid for with someone elses money. Though theres no physical abuse in these cases, there will be charges beyond just theft and burglary. You can take financial advantage or target a victim because of their age for a Financial Crime and that does fall under elder abuse. Thats one of the 27 charges shawn morris is already facing. Police earlier this week. They say he and bryant are in a relationship, but morris may not know where his female accomplice is at this point. A spokeswoman for aegis living says their primary concern is for residents safety. The center has been in contact with the victims banks, and it doesnt appear any of the elderly victims will face permanent financial harm. Morriss charges also inc