Seattle man arrested in San Jose as part of investigation into “pimping and procuring”

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(KRON) – A Seattle man was arrested in San Jose for allegedly attempting to arrange a meeting with a woman for the purpose of sex trafficking, according to San Jose police.

On June 1, detectives with the San Jose Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a pimping and procuring investigation when they discovered that a man contacted a person he believed to be a woman online and arranged to exploit her for commercial sex trafficking.

The suspect was identified as 42-year-old Rashan Fellows of Seattle.

According to police, Fellows came to San Jose on June 8 to engage in sex trafficking with the woman. Fellows was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on offenses related to commercial sex trafficking.

Anyone with information regarding this case or tips on human trafficking is asked to contact the Human Trafficking Task Force of the SJPD Special Victims Unit at (408) 537-1999.