WALNUT, Calif. — A brothel discovered in a house in Walnut led to an extended investigation, the rescue of various victims and the arrest of numerous human trafficking suspects, authorities announced Tuesday.
Details of the investigation were shared at a morning news conference in downtown Los Angeles by Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton and District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, a weeklong statewide crackdown on human trafficking, resulted in hundreds of suspects being arrested and adult and juvenile female victims being rescued, including one who is just 13 years old, officials said. The arrests and rescues were made by the L.A. Regional Human Trafficking task force, which also seized a number of firearms…