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Six Bakersfield men arrested during a child sex sting
18 other individuals on a variety of other charges
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and last updated 2021-06-28 16:31:28-04
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) â On Monday, the Bakersfield Police Department announced the arrest of six men as part of an online sex sting involving the solicitation of juveniles for sex.
According to the BPD, undercover detectives posed as juveniles online and were contacted by several men. Those men began engaging in inappropriate communication with the undercover detectives and requested to meet the juveniles for the purpose of sex. Detectives arranged to meet the men, who were then arrested for unlawful communication with a minor, and solicitation of a minor for sex.
A month-long, state-wide investigation into human sex trafficking resulted in the arrests of 62 suspects in San Bernardino County. The county’s Human Trafficking Task Force worked with 50 other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and 11 task forces to combat human trafficking. The task force conducted two to three operations per day, specifically in San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, and Victorville. Investigators selected areas where there was a high volume of activity and advertisements directly related to commercial sex trafficking. Those arrested were charged with pimping, pandering, prostitution, loitering, and other crimes. Investigators identified and rescued 14 victims of sex trafficking, including one minor. Four firearms were seized.
A Yucca Valley man was arrested Thursday, February 4, accused of sexual assault. Around 2 a.m. on January 26, deputies responded to a report of attempted rape at a residence on Ocotillo Avenue in Twentynine Palms. During their investigation, deputies determined that parolee Manuel Tarango, 34, of Yucca Valley had sexually assaulted a woman at the residence but had fled prior to deputy’s arrival. A $300,000 arrest warrant was issued for Tarango. On Thursday, February 4, members of the county Specialized Enforcement Division located and arrested Tarango in Yucca Valley. Manuel Tarango was arrested for investigation of sexual assault including oral copulation by force or fear, was booked into the West Valley Detention Center, and is being held without bail.