Sep 26, 2024
(KRON) -- The San Jose Police Department's Human Trafficking Task Force said tips from residents helped officers uncover another brothel operating out of a home on McKee Road. Two San Jose women connected to the brothel, Xiaohong Yang and Mei-Chen Juan, were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, according to SJPD. Yang, 55, and Juan, 53, were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail. When the task force searched the McKee Road home on September 11, officers found two human trafficking victims, police said. The victims were provided with resources. Earlier this month in San Jose, officers found three more suspected brothels operated in homes on Palacio Royale Circle, Bonita Avenue, and Gifford Avenue. A police report obtained by KRON4 described what neighbors endured when men looking for sex showed up at the wrong houses. One tip about Palacio Royale Circle stated, "My mother’s home … continues to have solicitors asking for women and have shown my mother pics of Asian women whom they are looking for. Several men have tried to force themselves into my mother’s home. It is dangerous." In July, an SJPD detective went undercover posing as a potential client seeking prostitutes at the three brothels. The undercover officer exchanged dozens of text messages with a suspected human trafficker. The suspect sent the officer photographs of women wearing lingerie in provocative poses, and asked him about which woman he preferred. After sending the detective racy photographs, the suspect wrote, "You can choose when you arrive." Another text message stated that clients pay $120 for 30 minutes, and $160 for an hour. "What locations do u have?" the detective texted the suspect. The suspect replied, "250 Palacio Royale Cir. San Jose," "758 Bonita Ave. San Jose," and "248 Gifford Ave. San Jose," according to the police report filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Officers arrested three San Jose men on suspicion of human trafficking at the three suspected brothels: Naisong Tong, 34, Guihua Tao, 60, and Zhiqiang Liu, 53. Tips from the public have helped police officers rescue victims, police emphasized. "The San Jose Police Department remains committed to eradicating human trafficking in our community and encourages anyone with information about such activities to contact the Human Trafficking Task Force at 408-537-1999," Officer Tanya Hernandez wrote.
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