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Over 100 children rescued in FBI sex trafficking raids


08:19, July 30, 2013

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Monday 105 children involved in sex trafficking and exploitation have been recovered in 76 cities across the United States over the weekend.

The FBI said the youngest victim rescued was 13. In a news conference, the agency said authorities also arrested 150 pimps in three-day nationwide raids.


It was the FBI's largest action to date focusing on the recovery of sexually exploited children, according to NBC news.

The pimps preyed in particular on troubled children, including children from broken homes or with a history of abuse, low self- esteem, and little social support, authorities said.

Forty-seven FBI divisions took part in the operations, along with more than 3,900 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents from 230 separate agencies.

The latest operation was part of the Innocence Lost Initiative, which has resulted in more than 2,700 children recovered from trafficking and sexual exploitation since 2003.

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