Pomona

Baby rescued during SoCal human-trafficking operation

The infant’s father is facing charges of prostitution and child endangerment. 

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A Pomona man was arrested after he allegedly paid for a service from a sex worker while having an infant in his car.

Officers with the Pomona Police Department arrested 30-year-old Juan Hernandez Thursday as they were conducting a human trafficking operation on East Holt Avenue in Pomona.

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When Hernandez was pulled over for being “a sex purchase,” officers discovered an 8-month-old baby in the backseat of Hernandez’s car.

The baby was unharmed and being cared for by the Department of Children and Family Services, the police department said. 

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The infant’s father is facing charges of prostitution and child endangerment. 

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