November 28, 2016
FIVE MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
*Conviction details of sex purchasers are featured on the OCDA website
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) convicted five men in October 2016 of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution or agreeing to engage in prostitution. The defendants in these cases approached a woman whom they believed to be a prostitute, or loitered in areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. Each of the defendants below agreed to engage, or loitered with the intent to engage, in commercial sex with a woman and were subsequently arrested by law enforcement.
| Defendant | Conviction | Sentence |
| Vicente Martinez, 50, Anaheim | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution | 20 days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, 90 days in Orange County Jail stayed pending successful completion of probation |
| Adrean Raye Montagna, 36, Hemet | Pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of agreeing to engage in prostitution and one misdemeanor count of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution | Three years informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, must submit a DNA sample, and must donate $500 to the Victim Witness Emergency Fund |
| Scott Alan Melendres, 44, Whittier | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution | Ten days of CalTrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and must submit a DNA sample
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| Quang Trung Hua, 64, Westminster
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Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution and one misdemeanor count of failure to appear | Four days in Orange County Jail and must provide a DNA sample |
| Devin Mikael Seaver, 41, Costa Mesa | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count each of agreeing to engage in prostitution, possession of a controlled substance, brandishing a weapon, battery, and petty theft | 90 days in Orange County Jail, three years formal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and must donate $1,000 to the Victim Witness Emergency Fund |
The OCDA posts 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: https://orangecountyda.org/media/sexpurchasers.asp.
The Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD), Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), and Santa Ana Police Department(SAPD) investigated these cases, as well as 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 the Anaheim Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Costa Mesa Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huntington Beach Police Department, Irvine Police Department, NBPD, OCDA, OCSD, SAPD, and community and non-profit partners.
Deputy District Attorney Laila Nikaien of the HEAT Unit prosecuted these cases.