3 accused of running brothels in San Jose arrested
06 November 2022, Lower Saxony, Oldenburg: A prostitute stands in front of the red lighting under a bed in a studio. During a press conference, the Berufsverband erotische und sexuelle Dienstleistungen e.V. (BesD) informs about the current legal situ
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A community coming together in forwarding tips has led to the arrest of three alleged human traffickers in San Jose.
The San Jose Police Department reported the arrests of 34-year-old Naisong Tong, 60-year-old Guihua Tao, and 53-year-old Zhiqiang Liu on Thursday.
The trio is accused of operating brothels in the 200 block of Palacio Royal Circle, 700 block of Bonita Avenue, and 1100 block of Gifford Avenue.
While police raided the alleged brothels on Aug. 28, four adult human trafficking survivors were rescued, police said.
Police said they received multiple tips from the community, and their human trafficking task force investigated the accusations of residential brothels.
Tong and Tao were arrested the same day warrants were executed in San Jose. Liu was arrested Tuesday in San Jose.
All three were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for human trafficking. Tong and Tao have since been released, but Liu remains in custody at the Elmwood Men's Correctional Complex.
Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact SJPD's human trafficking task force at 4860@sanjoseca.gov or at (408) 537-1224.