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Media Release: Dismantling of a Large Commercial Sex Dispatch Center
| Nature of Incident: Reporting Number: |
Dismantling of a Large Commercial Sex Dispatch Center 25-19397 |
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| Location(s): | Ventura County, CA Los Angeles County, CA 16000 blocks of Chariot Place, Hacienda Heights, CA |
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| Date & Time: Unit(s) Responsible: (S)uspects, (V)ictims (S) Dong, Kebin (S) Nie, Wei (V) Adult Females |
February 11, 2026 @ 1200 February 12, 2026 @ 1100 Ventura County Human Trafficking Task Force Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Special Crimes Unit Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Ventura Police Department Thousand Oaks Police Department Directed Enforcement Unit Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Crime Analysis Unit Southern California High Tech Task Force City of Residence Age Hacienda Heights 38 Hacienda Heights 40 N/A N/A |
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| Narrative: Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Special Crimes Unit concluded a yearlong investigation into a large-scale commercial sex dispatch operation operating throughout California. During the investigation, detectives identified (S) Kebin Dong and (S) Wei Nie, both residents of Los Angeles County, as the owners and operators of an internet-based website that openly advertised commercial sex services. At one point, detectives identified more than 30 residential and hotel brothel locations operating throughout the State of California, including locations within Ventura County. Detectives also identified more than 60 female profiles on the website, believed to be commercial sex workers operating at the advertised brothel locations. Dong and Nie facilitated suspected commercial sex buyers in scheduling appointments at these locations. On February 11 and 12, 2026, detectives with the assistance from multiple law-enforcement agencies, including the Ventura Police Department and the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, executed search warrants at several suspected brothel locations in both Ventura County and Los Angeles County. During the operation, multiple female victims of potential human trafficking were contacted and provided on-scene support and consultation by victim-service providers. On February 12, 2026, Dong and Nie were taken into custody at their residence in the City of Hacienda Heights without incident. Both suspects were charged and booked into the Ventura County Pre-Trial Detention Facility for violations of the following California Penal Code sections, with bail set at $200,000 each:
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| Prepared by: | Detective Nan Jiang | |
| News Release Date: | 02/13/2026 | |
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Nan Jiang Phone (805) 383-8700 [email protected]ov |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Matthew Young YES NO X |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Ventura, CA 93003
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