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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. it's 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 let's look at everything we have available. and we can close them down under the city's laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doc...

Have available. and we can close them down under the city's laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayor's 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. >> we're going to have the fire department, fire inspector, the building inspector and the city planner. we're going to have a combination of two police officers from the san francisco police vice squad w...

Somehow. it's 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. there's 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 don't have the permit the city now requires to provide massage and they...

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, let's look at everything we have available. and we can close them down under the city's laws. >> dr. johnson ojo, a nigerian doctor, and san francisco health inspector ed walsh form the backbone of the mayor's 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. 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. it's 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. there's 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? >>...