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PiscesFBI, Police Rescue Child Prostitutes Around U.S.
Associated Press: The FBI has rescued more than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and punish their accused pimps.
The teenage prostitutes found in the investigation ranged in age from 13 to 17.
Historically, federal authorities rarely play a role in anti-prostitution crackdowns, but the FBI is becoming more involved as it tries to rescue children caught up in the business.
"The goal is to recover kids. We consider them the child victims of prostitution," said FBI Deputy Assistant Director Daniel Roberts.
"Unfortunately, the vast majority of these kids are what they term 'throwaway kids,' with no family support, no friends. They're kids that nobody wants, they're loners. Many are runaways," Roberts said.
Most of the children are put into the custody of local child protection agencies.
Agents in cities from Miami to Chicago to Anchorage, Alaska took part in the operation.
The federal effort is also designed to hit pimps with much tougher prison sentences than they would likely get in state criminal courts.
Government prosecutors look to bring racketeering charges or conspiracy charges that can result in decades of jail time.
"Some of these networks of pimps and their organizations are very sophisticated, they're interstate," said Roberts, requiring wiretaps and undercover sting operations to bring charges.
The weekend's roundup marked the third such Operation Cross Country, and is part of a broader federal program launched in 2003 to crack down on the sexual exploitation of children.
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I think that the FBI in helping these victims is doing the right thing. This is epidemic in proportion. The pimps and johns need to be incarcerated and treated “roughly” inside the jail systems as child molesters, which they are. They are indeed predators that exploit the weakest and most vulnerable section of our society.
just do what ever it takes to stop this.
Thank you FBI its about time!!!!!
children being forced to work as prostitutes.Itstime we protect our greatess resources,OUR CHILDREN
Make sure you check in Utah around Salt lake city
Yee haw
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How wonderful that the FBI is helping with this epidemic. Usually the kids are thrown in jail, and the pimps and johns walk away. I’ve seen documentaries on human trafficking and this is heartbreaking. I just hope the kids can be rehabilitated. The pimps deserve to be treated just like child molesters. Too bad they can’t be labeled that when they go into prison. Then they might get some ‘rough justice’ from the other inmates. They are predators that exploit the weakest and most vulnerable, teens with low self esteem.