FBI rescues 168 children
(CNN) -- The FBI has rescued 168 children and arrested 281 pimps in a countrywide crackdown on child sex trafficking.
FBI targets pimps, rescues 168 children in nationwide crackdown
June 23, 2014 -- Updated 2307 GMT (0707 HKT)
FBI cracks down on child prostitution
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The operation took place over the last week in more than 100 cities, FBI says
- It involved nearly 400 law enforcement agencies
- FBI director: "Our children are not for sale"
The operation, which took
place over the last week in more than 100 cities, involved nearly 400
law enforcement agencies, authorities said Monday.
The message, said FBI
Director James Comey, should be clear: "Our children are not for sale.
... We will respond and crush these pimps who would crush these
children."
Since 2008, the FBI and
its partners have rescued close to 3,600 children. The agency said
investigations have led to 1,450 convictions and the seizure of more
than $3 million in assets.
"These are not far-away
kids in faraway lands. These are our kids, on our street corners, our
truck stops, our motels, our casinos. These are America's children,"
Comey said.
Speaking alongside the
director, Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general for the Justice
Department's criminal division, stressed scores of more children remain
victimized.
She urged anyone with information about such abuse to contact authorities.
"Just one call, just one
online report could mean all the difference for a child who now can only
dream of a normal childhood and a life outside prostitution," Caldwell
said.
June 23, 2014 -- Updated 2341 GMT (0741 HKT)
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