Other — Los Angeles, CA — reported 2026-07-01

SUMMARY

Ten people were arrested for their alleged roles in a sex-trafficking operation that targeted about 51 underage girls and women along LA's Figueroa corridor.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Other
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-01
  • Suspect: not stated
  • Victim(s): 51 (underage girls and women)
  • Status: arrest

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The arrests were made as part of an operation to curb sex trafficking along the Figueroa corridor in Los Angeles.
  • Prosecutors said members of the Hoover gang targeted about 51 underage girls and women with the 'false promise' of a better life or with violence into sex work between February 2021 and June 2026.
  • One individual, Cameron Lockett, allegedly beat a victim and bit off a chunk of her cheek in November 2024.
  • Caleed Mouton arranged an abortion for another trafficking victim, an underage girl, and ordered her to engage in sex work the same day in July 2025.
  • Mukeshkumar Ahir, the manager of Stadium Inn & Spas, was charged with pocketing more than $64,000 from the alleged sex-trafficking operation.