LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón unveiled on March 31 a diversion program in which a judge can dismiss and vacate the arrests, convictions, and probation violations of human trafficking victims in misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felony cases. The county’s first Human Trafficking Diversion Court program will be first launched at the Pomona courthouse, with the hope of implementing it in other areas of Los Angeles County that are plagued by human trafficking, according to a statement released by the District Attorney’s Office. “The purpose of this program is very simple—to divert victims of human trafficking away from the criminal justice system and into a trauma-informed holistic system of care,” Gascón said. “Adults and children alike are forced into human trafficking and become vulnerable and repeatedly exploited.” Those who are currently or have been identified as human trafficking victims and have any misdemeanor or non-serious, non-violent felony are eligible …