FBI Raids Rescue 50 Minors From Prostitution Rings
October 26, 2009 12:36 p.m. EST
Kris Alingod – AHN Contributor
Washington, D.C. (AHN) – More than 50 minors were rescued during a three-day nationwide operation by the FBI against child prostitution rings.
Federal agents arrested 700 people, including 60 pimps, in a crackdown in 36 cities. They recovered 52 children who were being forced into prostitution. The coordinated effort with state and local law enforcement agencies was part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, a project begun by the FBI, Justice Department and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2003.
“Child trafficking for the purposes of prostitution is organized criminal activity using kids as commodities for sale or trade,” National Center for Missing and Exploited Children President and CEO Ernie Allen said in a statement. “These kids are victims. They lack the ability to walk away. This is 21st century slavery.”

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