UPDATE: Court Date Set for Ex-School Security Director Arrested in Prostitution Sting

An Indio man suspected of soliciting a prostitute while employed as the security director of the Coachella Valley Unified School District was scheduled for a court appearance in September Thursday. Adam Sambrano Jr., 40, was arrested on Jan. 27 during a sting operation and later charged with one misdemeanor prostitution solicitation count. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling allowed the defendant to remain free on his own recognizance during his arraignment on July 13, when Sambrano pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count. He is set to appear again in court on Sept. 23. The Coachella Valley Unified School District announced in April that Sambrano was no longer employed by the district. At the time of Sambrano’s arrest, district officials announced that he had been placed on administrative leave. "The district takes allegations of this nature very seriously and is committed to ensuring the continued safety and well-being of its students and staff," district spokeswoman Lissette Santiago said in a statement. "Mr. Sambrano was released from his probationary employment with the district as the director of security, effective March 26, 2021." Santiago did not provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding the decision. CVUSD Security Director Charged With Solicitation of Prostitution Sambrano, who has no documented felony convictions in Riverside County, was one of 64 people taken into custody during "Operation Reclaim & Rebuild." He was arrested at an unspecified location on Gerald Ford Drive in Palm Desert. Riverside County’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force joined other agencies across the county with the goal of cracking down on suspects involved in prostitution rings and escort services, as well as rescuing the victims. The series of law enforcement operations included arrests in La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Riverside and Temecula. Authorities placed decoy advertisements on websites popularly used for soliciting prostitution. Prospective customers who responded to the ads were actually communicating with law enforcement personnel. In all, 62 people were arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution, while one person was arrested on suspicion of lewd purposes, and another for allegedly aiding a person to commit prostitution, sheriff’s officials said. CVUSD Security Director On Leave Following Solicitation of Prostitution Arrest