Police rescue 15-year-old trafficking victim in North Long Beach

Long Beach police rescued a 15-year-old girl from a suspected human trafficking situation at a North Long Beach motel last month, and detectives are now searching for the men believed to have sexually abused her.

On the morning of Aug. 20, officers responded to a report of possible trafficking at a motel on the 5300 block of Atlantic Avenue, and quickly located the teenage girl.

According to the Long Beach Police Department, the girl had run away from a group home before coming into contact with several adult men who are believed to have sexually assaulted her…

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