Date: September 2, 2015
FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) convicted five men in August 2015 of agreeing to engage in prostitution. The defendants in these cases approached a woman whom they believed to be a prostitute in areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. Each of the defendants below agreed to engage in commercial sex with a woman and were subsequently arrested by law enforcement.
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Defendant
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Conviction
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Sentence
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Basilio Castillo Jr., 34, Santa Ana |
Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution.
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Accepted a court offer of 10 days in jail, one year of informal probation, and must submit to AIDS testing and education. |
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Andrew Lamberto, 51, Mission Viejo |
Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution.
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Ten days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, three years of informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and must provide a DNA sample.
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Eun Il Lim, 56, Garden Grove |
Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution. |
Ten days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, three years of informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and must provide a DNA sample.
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Juan Humberto Martinez, 31, Santa Ana |
Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution and two misdemeanor counts of child abuse. |
Thirty days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, four years of informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, attend Child Abuse Treatment Program, and must provide a DNA sample.
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Nicolas Olea-Velarminio, 28, Santa Ana |
Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution. |
Ten days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, three years of informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and must provide a DNA sample.
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The OCDA places the booking photos when available and conviction details of defendants on the sex purchasers section of the OCDA’s website, and can be found at the following link: https://orangecountyda.org/media/sexpurchasers.asp.
The Anaheim Police Department (APD), Garden Grove Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) and the Santa Ana Police Department investigated these cases, as well the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF). Members of the OCHTTF and the OCDA work proactively to protect women and minors from falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation. OCHTTF is a partnership between APD, California Highway Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huntington Beach Police Department, OCDA, OCSD, and community and non-profit partners.
Deputy District Attorney Kelly Manley prosecuted these cases.