Two 18-year-old men were arrested following a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the alleged trafficking of a 16-year-old, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say 18-year-old Braden Groves of Turlock and 18-year-old Emilio Barrera of Patterson were arrested on Sept. 8.
According to law enforcement, “the two had made multiple trips to Southern California, Sacramento and several Bay Area cities, including Oakland, where they trafficked the juvenile and adult victims for commercial sex in exchange for money.”…