The FBI launched a 72-hour nationwide operation targeting pimps who prey on children — an undercover mission that rescued 105 teens ranging mostly in age from 13 to 17 years old, with the youngest victim being 9 years old, authorities said Monday.
Ronald Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s criminal division, said “Operation Cross-Country” — launched Friday — included sting operations in 76 U.S. cities that resulted in the arrests of 150 pimps
Child sex trafficking remains “one of the most prevalent, violent and unconscionable crimes in our country,” Hosko said during a news conference Monday morning.
Full Story: FBI rescues more than 100 children, arrests 150 pimps in sex-trafficking raid