Rick Geiss has been with the California Highway Patrol for 21 years and has been an investigator for the department since 2012. Investigator Geiss has been assigned to the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force since 2019, where he has been tasked with investigating pimping, pandering, sex trafficking and sexual exploitation case. He has extensive experience in conducting proactive and undercover operations and regularly conducts in-field training for officers and detectives from around the state.
He is a court recognized expert in the field of human trafficking and has testified as such in numerous court hearings. Investigator Geiss regularly teaches an introductory class on, human trafficking investigations, for patrol officers and has also presented training in this field to hospital staff, hospitality workers, victim advocates and school employees.