4 victims rescued from suspected human trafficker in San Bernardino County, Calif.
COLTON, CA (SBSD) – On Friday, April 22, 2022, at approximately 6:00 a.m., San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force (SBCHTTF) investigators were contacted by investigators from the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force, regarding an ongoing investigation into the alleged human trafficking of a minor. SBCHTTF investigators tracked the juvenile victim to the 400 block of North Sperry Drive in Colton.
Investigators responded to the area to contact and secure the victim. During the contact with the victim, three other adults were contacted and identified as human trafficking victims. Investigators confirmed the juvenile victim had been a missing juvenile from the county of San Diego since the beginning of April, 2022. Investigators provided all four victims with access to medical care and resources. The juvenile victim was also provided assistance to safely reunite her with her family in San Diego.
Through the course of the investigation, Devon Stewart was identified as the suspected human trafficker of all four victims. Stewart is suspected of exploiting the four victims in the commercialized sex industry. Stewart was also in possession of a loaded, un-serialized (Ghost Gun) 9mm pistol, and several MDMA (Ecstasy) pills. Stewart was arrested and booked into the Central Detention Center for human trafficking, possession of narcotics, and possession a firearm.
VICTIM(S): Confidential – 17-year-old female resident of San Diego
Confidential – 20-year-old female resident of Redondo Beach
Confidential – 22-year-old female resident of Moreno Valley
Confidential – 20-year-old female resident of Colton
The San Bernardino County Human Trafficking Task Force is made up of investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, San Bernardino County Probation Department, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections, and the Office of Homeland Security.
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