A lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles city attorney's office targets a motel near the intersection of Gage and Figueroa, with a message that travels along the entire corridor.
A lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles city attorney's office targets a motel located along the notorious Figueroa Corridor, with a message that resonates throughout the troubled area.A lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles city attorney's office targets a motel near the intersection of Gage Avenue and Figueroa Street in South L.A., with a message that travels throughout the troubled area.
"The Figueroa Corridor, also known as 'the track,' is probably the most notorious human trafficking, sex trafficking corridor in the United States," said Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto. Feldstein Soto said the New Gage motel is one piece of the puzzle, one that her office has unsuccessfully tried to get into compliance."You can expect a number of charges to come out of this operation for a long time," said Felstein Soto.
According to Los Angeles Police Department data, reported sex and human trafficking crimes in that area started climbing a decade ago, peaked in 2020, and during the last 12 months have decreased to levels similar to 2016.
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