VALLEJO - On 03/03/2021 at approximately 12:18 p.m., the Vallejo Police Department (VPD) responded to the report a 12-year-old female victim being forced into human trafficking in the 400 Block of Fairgrounds Drive.
Vallejo Police Officers responded to begin their investigation and search for the child victim. As the active investigation continued, the child victim was observed returning to the area establishment with the male suspect, identified as 19-year-old Fidel Rodriguez-Navarrete of Vallejo.
The suspect and victim were inside of the establishment when Vallejo Police Officers planned and safely executed their peaceful surrender. Vallejo Police Detectives and Evidence Personnel later executed a search warrant of the location where they found evidence of human trafficking.
During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the child victim had been forced into human trafficking by suspect Rodriguez-Navarrete over the course of the last several weeks. The suspect was arrested and booked into the Solano County Jail on multiple charges including human trafficking of a minor, sex with a minor, and assault with a deadly weapon.
The juvenile survivor was provided with medical treatment and transported to a County agency to receive additional resources and support. Ultimately, she was placed back into the care and custody of social workers from her county of residence.
