June 23, 2014
LITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) - During the past week, (click here) the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners throughout the United States conducted Operation Cross Country 8 to address commercial child sex trafficking.
The operation included enforcement actions in seven cities throughout the state of Arkansas and led to the recovery of two juveniles who were being victimized through prostitution and led to the arrest of six pimps. Additionally, 36 adult prostitutes were arrested in these efforts to rescue victims of child exploitation and/or human trafficking.
“Child prostitution and human trafficking exists in Arkansas as it does across our country,” said David Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Arkansas. “Sex trafficking of children offends our most basic instincts and strikes at our fundamental responsibility to protect our most innocent from the most despicable. We at the FBI are proud of the work our partners across Arkansas perform each day to protect our children. We appreciate their efforts with us on Operation Cross Country 8. This fight continues and we ask that all Arkansans join us and immediately report information about victims and human trafficking by calling 1-800-CALL FBI (1-800-225-5324).”...
10/30/2011 (click here)
What I wonder about is of those not reported, how many were actually sold by their families to sex traffickers?
FBI: 168 kids rescued, 281 pimps nabbed in sex trafficking crackdown (click here)
Nearly 170 victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom had never been reported missing, were rescued in the last week as part of an annual nationwide crackdown, the FBI said Monday.
LITTLE ROCK, AR (News release) - During the past week, (click here) the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners throughout the United States conducted Operation Cross Country 8 to address commercial child sex trafficking.
The operation included enforcement actions in seven cities throughout the state of Arkansas and led to the recovery of two juveniles who were being victimized through prostitution and led to the arrest of six pimps. Additionally, 36 adult prostitutes were arrested in these efforts to rescue victims of child exploitation and/or human trafficking.
“Child prostitution and human trafficking exists in Arkansas as it does across our country,” said David Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Arkansas. “Sex trafficking of children offends our most basic instincts and strikes at our fundamental responsibility to protect our most innocent from the most despicable. We at the FBI are proud of the work our partners across Arkansas perform each day to protect our children. We appreciate their efforts with us on Operation Cross Country 8. This fight continues and we ask that all Arkansans join us and immediately report information about victims and human trafficking by calling 1-800-CALL FBI (1-800-225-5324).”...
What I wonder about is of those not reported, how many were actually sold by their families to sex traffickers?
FBI: 168 kids rescued, 281 pimps nabbed in sex trafficking crackdown (click here)
Nearly 170 victims of child sex trafficking, many of whom had never been reported missing, were rescued in the last week as part of an annual nationwide crackdown, the FBI said Monday.
Besides the 168 children rescued from the sex trade, 281 pimps were arrested during the same period on state and federal charges.
"These are not faraway kids in faraway lands," FBI Director James Comey said in announcing the annual enforcement push known as Operation Cross Country. Instead, he added, "These are America's children."
This is the eighth such week long-operation, which this year unfolded in 106 cities. The FBI says nearly 3,600 children have so far been recovered from the streets.
"There is no more meaningful work that the FBI participates in than rescuing children," Comey said.
He said one concerning trend is the increasing prevalence of children who are being prostituted online....
