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# FBI Recovers 105 Children in Prostitution Bust

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_Published 2013-07-29. FBI Assistant Director Ronald Hosko gives details on the massive sex-trafficking sting opperation that resulted in the arrest of 150 pimps and rescue of 105 children._


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## Transcript

Operation Cross Country Seven. It included enforcement action in 76 cities across the country, and it resulted in the recovery of 105 children, and the arrest of 150 pimps who would be involved with the commercial exploitation of both adults and children. The arrests occurred on a variety of federal and state charges. The FBI and our partners conducted 28 searches, with 129 seizures of cash, drugs, vehicles, and firearms, as well as other personal personal items estimated to have a value of over $ 165, 000. This operation targeted venues where girls and adults are operated for commercial sex. That includes street tracks, truck stops, motels, casinos, internet sites, social media platforms, and the like.

The children recovered in this operation ranged in age from 13 to 17. And, our goal is to get these young girls into some form of treatment, and to help them reshape their lives, and reclaim their innocence, to the extent they can.

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