Thread: More Than 50 Children Rescued During Operation Cross Country

Press Release
For Immediate Release
October 26, 2009

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691


More Than 50 Children Rescued During Operation Cross Country IV

Over the past 72 hours, the FBI, its local and state law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) concluded Operation Cross Country IV, a three-day national enforcement action as part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative. The operation included enforcement actions in 36 cities across 30 FBI divisions around the country and led to the recovery of 52 children who were being victimized through prostitution. Additionally, nearly 700 others, including 60 pimps, were arrested on state and local charges.

“Child prostitution continues to be a significant problem in our country, as evidenced by the number of children rescued through the continued efforts of our crimes against children task forces,â€

Why are the people in this FBI release talking about child sexual slavery as if it was "Same old same old?"

Headlines should read "CHILD SEX SLAVERY NOW PREVALENT IN AMERICA LIKE 3rd WORLD!"

I also notice how the role of organized crime syndicates is excluded from this release. Perhaps that was excluded for the same reason we can't call the new flu "Mexican Flu" or wear "illegal alien" costumes for Halloween?


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