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Somehow. its a living quarters. are you okay, johnson? >> so, johnson, what is this? >> this is illegal living quarters, unapproved room. >> how many people do you think live back here? >> i would say about four or five of them. theres another bed. >> where? >> sofa out there. you see personal belongings like excessive shoes and suitcases and excessive makeup. those are indicative that individuals are living there. do you have a permit? >> permit? >> from the health department. >> dr. ojo discov...

Not just prostitution or some sort of sex industry, the mayor said lets look at everything we have available, and we can close them down under the citys laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayors effort against sex trafficking. for the last three years, they have led a team of city officials on a full frontal assault on massage parlors. the message is loud and clear. san francisco will not tolerate slavery. >> were goi...

Said lets look at everything we have available. and we can close them down under the citys laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayors effort against sex trafficking. for the last three years they have led a team of city officials on a full frontal assault on massage parlors. the message is loud and clear, san francisco will not tolerate slavery. >> were going to have the fire department, fire inspector, the building in...

>> so, johnson, what is this? >> this is illegal living quarters, unapproved room. >> how many people do you think live back here? >> i would say about four or five of them. theres another bed. >> where? >> sofa out there. you see personal belongings like excessive shoes and suitcases and excessive makeup. those are indicative that individuals are living there. >> do you have a permit? >> from who? >> from the health department. >> dr. ojo discovers some of the women dont have the permit the cit...

On towels on couches. and when i went in to check their ids i asked why they were sitting on towels. i asked them why they were sitting on towels. when they stood up, there was blood on the towels. they were bleeding from their rectum or their vagina. the first time i ever saw something like that. it just blew me away. i couldnt believe it. >> dr. johnson ojo heads up the mayors human trafficking task force. >> the task force has been very, very effective in reducing the number of illegal massag...

Building, you would never know what was going on, walked in right there, young girl is thrown off this guy as we raided the place and this guy has a wedding ring on. this is real. its a disgrace. >> but federal prosecution of trafficking takes years so the mayor and his staff chose not to wait. >> once we knew that those sites, those particular establishments with known addresses were trafficking and not just prostitution or some sort of sex industry, the mayor said lets look at everything we ha...

Have available. and we can close them down under the citys laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayors effort against sex trafficking. for the last three years they have led a team of city officials on a full frontal assault on massage parlors. the message is loud and clear, san francisco will not tolerate slavery. >> were going to have the fire department, fire inspector, the building inspector and the city planner. we...

Somehow. its a living quarters. are you okay, johnson? >> so, johnson, what is this? >> this is illegal living quarters, unapproved room. >> how many people do you think live back here? >> i would say about four or five of them. theres another bed. >> where? >> sofa out there. you see personal belongings like excessive shoes and suitcases and excessive makeup. those are indicative that individuals are living there. >> do you have a permit? >> from who? >> from the health department. >> dr. ojo d...

Trafficking takes years so the mayor and his staff chose not to wait. >> once we knew that those sites, those particular establishments with known addresses were trafficking and not just prostitution or some sort of sex industry, the mayor said, lets look at everything we have available. and we can close them down under the citys laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayors effort against sex trafficking. for the last th...

>> is the manager here? >> within minutes, inspector walsh discovers a false wall and a hidden room with four-foot ceilings. >> this light must come on somehow. its a living quarters. are you okay, johnson? >> so, johnson, what is this? >> this is illegal living quarters, unapproved room. >> how many people do you think live back here? >> i would say about four or five of them. theres another bed. >> where? >> sofa out there. you see personal belongings like excessive shoes and suitcases and exc...