Los Alamitos Man Convicted of Engaging in Prostitution

A Los Alamitos man was one of 12 men convicted of attempting or agreeing to engage in prostitution, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced last week.

Los Alamitos resident Ierusamlema Stevenson Faupusa, 37, was convicted on one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution in October, according to the District Attorney.

Faupusa was sentenced to three years of informal probation and 10 days in jail with the possibility of CalTrans in lieu of jail, according to a district attorney spokesperson. Faupusa will also be required to submit to AIDS testing and education.

Fapusa was initially arrested after police said he approached an undercover female police officer, who Fapusa believed to be a prostitute. Fapusa then agreed to engage in commercial sex with the undercover officer before being arrested by Santa Ana police.

Police said that Fapusa was arrested in the area of East First Street and Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana, which is a known high-prostitution area.

The release of Fapusa's name is part of an April 2013 decision by the Orange County District Attorney's Office to publicize the names of defendants convicted of sexually exploiting women or children by soliciting sex acts.