Branded: Sex Slavery in America -- full documentary 23:30
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than 150 people were arrested and nearly as many underage trafficking
victims were rescued as part of a nationwide sex sting, the FBI
announced on Wednesday.
The youngest victim was 12 years old.
The
effort, which is now in its ninth year, was spearheaded by the FBI and
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with local
law enforcement.
"Human
trafficking is a monstrous and devastating crime that steals lives and
degrades our nation," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in a
statement, announcing the outcome of the sting known as Operation Cross
Country.
"As
a result of the FBI's outstanding coordination and exemplary efforts
alongside state and local partners during Operation Cross Country, more
children will sleep safely tonight, and more wrongdoers will face the
judgment of our criminal justice system," she said.
More than 3,500 sex trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center last year alone.
Under
federal law, anyone under 18 years of age induced into commercial sex
is a victim of sex trafficking -- regardless of whether the trafficker
uses force, fraud, or coercion.
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