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>> then you will probably get a citation and be on your way in 20 minutes, all right? >> what will you do with my car. >> were going to transport you to the staging area in your vehicle because youre blocking the dravway -- the drive way here. >> ive never even done. >> hes doing to transfer you. >> though this well-heeled john was willing to gamble his health with tenderloin street sex he shows greater concern about leaving his car unprotected. >> lock the car. >> the car is coming with us. >> ...

>> any drugs, any needles? >> no, sir. >> cuffed and searched in broad daylight, police have delivered this man, a marin county millionaire, a reality check about his actions. >> watch your head. >> would you please get rid of that camera? >> back at the public staging area, the dapper johns discomfort rises. >> police identify camera shy john as 56-year-old roger zipkin of mill valley. he sells multi-million dollar homes in some of the most exclusive neighborhoods of marin county.

>> sounds like you might get a ticket and be on your way in about 20 minutes if you cooperate. okay? >> to us this kindly tibetan gentleman looks more like someone who would fight trafficking rather than a predatory john but we are dead wrong. hes actually been arrested twice for trying to buy sex. the john is identified as 63-year-old man from el sob -- california. he has a good reason to not be arrested as a john. we find hes a kindergarten teacher across the bay in berkeley. not only has he p...

>> as hes processed based on the way he negotiated a sex act, this john is no first time buyer. >> you indicated that he probably with done this before. >> during our conversation he had agreed to go with me to my hotel room. he asked if theres anybody there, because in the past when hes gone to somebodys room, there have been other people there. >> tammy says most men caught in san francisco john stings are experienced buyers. >> are you married? >> yes. >> but tomorrow youre divorced. is she g...

Just relax. relax. dont do anything stupid. take your hands out of your pocket. put your hands behind your back. that girl youre talking to is a police officer, okay? youre under arrest for soliciting prostitution. >> i dont understand. im not -- >> ill talk slowly. >> yes, please. >> youre under arrest. >> okay. >> the girl you were talking to was a police officer. the woman you talked to and talked about sex for money with is a police officer. >> i think what a date is for. just for -- thats -...

>> the deal down, approaching the corner. >> the john, a working man on his way home, finds himself in cuffs. >> speak english? >> no. >> that girl you talked to is policia. >> no. >> youre under arrest for talking about sex for money. were going to take you back to an area and talk to you further and maybe give you a ticket. okay? >> officers quickly whisk the john off the corner and take him out of view. >> how tall are you? >> i dont know. >> 56". >> how much you weigh? >> 175. >> 175. >> i t...

Young lady up the block. shes a police officer, okay? have you ever been arrested before? >> yes. >> you have? >> yes >> for? >> same thing. >> do you have any warrants or anything like that? >> nothing. >> sounds like you might get a ticket and be on your way in about 20 minutes if you cooperate. okay? >> okay. >> hop in the back, will you. >> to us this kindly tibetan gentleman looks more like someone who would fight trafficking instead of a predatory john but we are dead wrong. hes actually b...

It effects the neighborhood. it effects the people living around here. when it affects them, we as a police department have to enforce the laws. >> this is close to the hub of union square. >> talk to the guy in the black jacket. >> business is booming and the decoy quickly gets a hit. >> they are going to go to her place. they are going to go to her place. >> has she given the signal yet. >> were good. >> the team corners the john, who turns out to be a tourist. >> sir, police. police. just rel...

>> i think so. >> meet 32-year-old restaurant worker, gill, benitez. >> is your hair black? okay. >> as hes process, tammy tells our producer that based on the way he negotiated the sex act, this john is no first time buyer. >> you indicated that he probably had done this before. >> during our conversation he had agreed to go with me to my hotel room. he asked if theres anybody there, because in the past when hes gone to somebodys room, there have been other people there. >> its gill benitez. >>...

>> this track here is a transgender track, primarily. and unfortunately, they are not really in a position where they can get jobs and stuff. so they are forced to do this. however, it is a crime. it affects the neighborhood. it affects the people living around here. when it affects them, we as a police department have to enforce the laws. >> this corner is just blocks from the hub of busy hotels and tourist heavy union square. >> talking to that guy right now in the black jacket. >> business is...