Nationwide Sex Trafficking Bust Has Resulted In Hundreds Of…

More than 200 victims of human trafficking nationwide have been saved by American law enforcement agencies, according to the FBI.

Of the 200 individuals, 84 of them were children trafficked for sex.

During the month of August, “Operation Cross Country” resulted in the recovery of 141 adult and 84 children victims, as well as the identification of 37 missing minors. Authorities stated that 85 people have been charged with human trafficking and child sexual exploitation.

The youngest victim found during this operation was just 11 years old.

“Human trafficking is among the most heinous crimes the FBI encounters,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said. “Unfortunately, such crimes—against both adults and children—are far more common than most people realize.”

This operation was the most recent of a dozen FBI-led initiatives to rescue victims and examine perpetrators’ identities as well as illegal enterprises.

The operation’s teams worked with 200 local, state, and federal partners, which included FBI special agents, intelligence analysts, victim specialists, and child and adolescent forensic interviewers.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which participated in the investigation, stated “children are being purchased and sold for sex in communities across the country by traffickers, gangs, and even family members,”

“We’re proud to support the FBI’s efforts to prioritize the safety of children. This national operation highlights the need for all child-serving professionals to continue to focus on the wellbeing of children and youth to prevent them from being targeted in the first place.”

Data gathered by the NCMEC reveal that the majority of missing and minor cases reported to the nonprofit organization are runaways. In 2021 alone, there were 27,733 reported incidents of missing children.

According to the data, 19% of the kids who fled from social services most likely ended up as victims of trafficking.

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Sources: Dailywire, Axios, Foxnews

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