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Press conference held at New Orleans City Hall today.
Law enforcement takes new tactic in prostitution enforcement operation
Posted on February 1, 2017 at 6:40 PM
By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com
Authorities on Wednesday (Feb. 1) announced they had made contact with 11 women who were engaging in prostitution, some of whom are suspected of being coerced into the trade by pimps. FBI officials described the operation as a "rescue," saying that none of the women were arrested as part of the effort.
The decision not to arrest the women is rooted in a new approach authorities are taking in dealing with the human trafficking problem. Women who are engaging in prostitution are increasingly being seen as potential human trafficking victims under the control of a pimp, and the FBI acknowledged that police are using the contacts to catch perpetrators who are seeking to recruit women and force them to have sex for money.
"We have a priority to rescue victims, but I also want to make clear to the people that are coming in here, that are victimizing them and victimizing different people, we will arrest you," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeff Sallet. Asked whether the FBI developed information from making contact with the victims and will use it to arrest human traffickers, Sallet said, "in this case, any information we collected in the future could certainly be used for prosecutions. We're not looking to prosecute the victims. We're looking to prosecute the victimizers."
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Law enforcement takes new tactic in prostitution enforcement operation
Posted on February 1, 2017 at 6:40 PM
By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com
Authorities on Wednesday (Feb. 1) announced they had made contact with 11 women who were engaging in prostitution, some of whom are suspected of being coerced into the trade by pimps. FBI officials described the operation as a "rescue," saying that none of the women were arrested as part of the effort.
The decision not to arrest the women is rooted in a new approach authorities are taking in dealing with the human trafficking problem. Women who are engaging in prostitution are increasingly being seen as potential human trafficking victims under the control of a pimp, and the FBI acknowledged that police are using the contacts to catch perpetrators who are seeking to recruit women and force them to have sex for money.
"We have a priority to rescue victims, but I also want to make clear to the people that are coming in here, that are victimizing them and victimizing different people, we will arrest you," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeff Sallet. Asked whether the FBI developed information from making contact with the victims and will use it to arrest human traffickers, Sallet said, "in this case, any information we collected in the future could certainly be used for prosecutions. We're not looking to prosecute the victims. We're looking to prosecute the victimizers."
much more at the link