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FONTANA MAN ARRAIGNED FOR TRAFFICKING MINOR FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PIMPING VICTIM IN SANTA ANA

Posted by Fay Arfa | May 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Fontana man was arraigned yesterday for trafficking a minor girl from San Bernardino County and pimping the victim in Santa Ana.

Defendant

Charges

Maximum Sentence

Court Date

Armani Montrale Green, 20, Fontana

One felony count each of:

  • Human trafficking of a minor
  • Pimping a minor
  • Pandering a minor

One misdemeanor count of:

  • Driving without a valid driver license
  • 13 years in state prison
  • Six months in county jail

Pre-trial hearing

May 16, 2017, 8:30 a.m.

Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

Circumstances of the Case

Green is accused of being a human trafficker/pimp who exploits women and/or children for financial gain. Pimps often establish rigid rules their victims are expected to follow including requiring victims to speak only when spoken to, address the pimp as “Sir” or “Daddy,” assigning seats in the car based on “rank,” and setting daily quotas that the victims are expected to fulfill. The victims are often required to turn over all payments they receive for sex acts from sex purchasers to their pimp. Failure to follow these rules can result in deprivation of food and/or physical and/or emotional abuse.

  • Between May 3, 2017, and May 5, 2017, Green is accused of trafficking 17-year-old Jane Doe to areas in Orange County known for prostitution.
  • On May 5, 2017, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) officers contacted Jane Doe on a street just east of Harbor Boulevard.
  • Green is accused of demanding the victim earn at least $300 before he would pick her up that night.
  • SAPD located and arrested Green at approximately 1:30 a.m. on May 6, 2017.
  • At the time of his arrest, the defendant is accused of possessing $324 in cash and Jane Doe's personal belongings, including identification cards.

Members of the OCHTTF and the Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) Office work proactively to protect women and minors from falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation. This case was investigated by OCHTTF, a partnership between Anaheim Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Costa Mesa Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Irvine Police Department, Newport Beach Police Department, OCDA, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Santa Ana Police Department, and community and non-profit partners.

Deputy District Attorney Bryan Clavecilla of the HEAT Unit is prosecuting this case.

Proposition 35 and HEAT

To read more about California's anti-human trafficking Proposition 35 and the OCDA's Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit, please visit www.orangecountyda.org and select Human Trafficking Information from the Media Center drop down menu.

Orange County District Attorney / Case # 17CF1135 / May 09, 2017

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