Sex offender arrested after a girl is trafficked for sex in Southern California and Arizona, Riverside Police say

RIVERSIDE — A 31-year-old registered sex offender suspected of human trafficking and sexually exploiting a girl has been taken into custody, the Riverside Police Department announced Monday.
Vice Unit detectives began an immediate investigation following reports in mid-August that a girl was being advertised online for commercial sex, police said.
The victim was believed to have engaged in prostitution in Riverside and Los Angeles counties, as well as in Arizona, police said.
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