LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement arrested 179 people for allegedly soliciting, facilitating, and seeking sex services in the Los Angeles area during the 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Feb. 15.
Eighty-nine people were arrested for alleged street prostitution and 70 were arrested at hotels and other locations where they had allegedly been called for sex services, Moore said. An additional 14 people were arrested for allegedly facilitating or orchestrating “sex trafficking” and six people were arrested for attempting to buy sex services, according to Moore.