The FBI rescued more than 200 sex trafficking victims, including 84 children, in a nationwide cleanup called Operation Cross Country. did.
According to the FBI, law enforcement agencies across the United States were enlisted to find 37 of her missing children and 141 of her adult victims.
The youngest victim to be rescued was only he was 11, officials said.
FBI Director Christopher Wray called sex trafficking "one of his most heinous crimes" the agency would encounter in a statement on the mop-up. I mentioned.
"Unfortunately, crimes like this, against both adults and children, are much more common than most people realize," Ray said.
“As in this operation, the FBI and its partners will continue to find and arrest human traffickers, identify and assist victims, and raise awareness of the exploitation of the most vulnerable.
More than 200 state, local and federal partners and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have participated in 391 operations in the last two weeks this month.
And according to authorities, investigators have identified or arrested 85 of her suspected child sexual exploiters and traffickers.
"The Department of Justice is committed to doing everything in its power to combat the cunning crime of human trafficking that devastates survivors and their families," said Attorney General Merrick Garland. spoke of this operation.
An FBI Atlanta operation found only 19 missing children and arrested four traffickers.
"This initiative will only take an intensive period to focus on the issue of child sex trafficking," said José, his FBI chief who oversees violent crime investigations. Perez said.
"We will be discussing with local partners and task forces to identify specific areas where sex trafficking is prevalent and to develop measures to identify and eliminate victims from those areas. I dedicate my resources and efforts.”