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[h=1]Bay Area pimps arrested in underage human-trafficking sting[/h]
SAN FRANCISCO — An annual effort to recover victims of child prostitution and draw attention to the problem of sex trafficking culminated in the arrests of four pimps and the rescue of two victims in the Bay Area, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children announced Wednesday.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/18/bay-area-pimps-arrested-in-underage-human-trafficking-sting/“This operation isn’t just about taking traffickers off the street. It’s about making sure we offer help and a way out to these young victims who find themselves caught in a vicious cycle of abuse.”
Locally, the FBI partnered with 22 agencies including the San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco police departments; the Santa Clara, San Mateo and Marin county sheriff’s offices; and the Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda county district attorney’s offices.
In addition to arresting or citing four pimps and recovering two victims, authorities in the Bay Area also contacted, arrested or cited 27 women for prostitution; arrested or cited 12 male johns; and arrested five men for solicitation of a minor, according to the FBI.
The victims who were rescued — a woman and a 17-year-old — are receiving services from agencies dedicated to assisting trafficking victims, according to the FBI. The women involved in prostitution who were contacted during the operation also were offered services.