Four San Fernando Valley men were arrested Monday and a fifth was being sought on suspicion of pandering and using a minor in sexually explicit films and photographs, Los Angeles police said. The arrests stemmed from the solicitation of a 16-year-old girl to perform sex acts on film, Lt. Ken Seibert said.
Vice investigators seized evidence at six locations in the Valley and arrested Craig (Reb) Sawitz, 42, of North Hollywood, owner of Pretty Girl International Modeling Agency in Van Nuys; and independent photographers Johnny Castano, 59, and Charles Barnes, 42, both of Van Nuys, and John Benson Phillips, 48, of Woodland Hills, Seibert said.
