Sikh Priest Among 28 Arrested For Buying Sex In “John” Sting Operation In California

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FAIRFIELD — Sikh Priest is among 28 men, including two other Indo-American men, arrested by Fairfield Police Department patrol officers and detectives for attempting to buy sex in their catch a “John” sting operation last weekend.

The operation took place on Feb. 20 and 21 at various locations in Fairfield. The Vacaville Police Department and the Suisun City Police Department assisted with the sting.

Harpal Singh, whom the Punjabi media identified as a priest at a local Sikh temple, Rupinder Samra and Ahmad Afzali were among suspects involved in prostitution related activities which are commonly associated to various other crimes including but not limited to controlled substance violations, weapons offenses, Pimping, robbery, assaults and property related crimes.

“Often times, women who are involved in prostitution, are victimized by these “Johns,” Fairfield Police Department officials said. “‘Johns’ are also often times conducting prostitution related activities with juvenile females. These criminal activities are directly related to Human Trafficking.”

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