The FBI’s Innocence Lost Initiative and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had a busy weekend rescuing children and taking down predators who were pimping kids out for money. Operation Cross Country V was a successful three day sweep saving 69 children who were victims and arresting 99 alleged predator pimps. According to a press release by the FBI, 885 others were arrested on state and local charges as well. In this sting the youngest child rescued was 12 and the oldest 17. I had the opportunity to meet with members of this specific team and the work they do for the children is stellar. The agents hearts and souls are in it for serving justice.
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Operation Cross Country Rescues Children From Child Prostitution
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
FBI Initiative To Prevent Child Prostitution
Thursday, November 4th, 2010The FBI Crimes Against Children division has specialized agents in child safety to accomplish:
1 – Innocence Lost Initiative - To prevent child prostitution, and take down the “pimp” predators.
2- CARD Team – To rapidly deploy a CARD Team anywhere in the country to provide expertise and assist law enforcement during the most critical time period following abduction.
INNOCENCE LOST INITIATIVE
The Innocence Lost initiative specifically works to take down predators who are pimping out children for money. The goal is not only to take down the bad guy during undercover sting operations, but more importantly to safely take the children out of the environment. According to the FBI, there is a nationwide domestic child prostitution problem in which young girls are losing their innocence and held captive in a horrific lifestyle. The misconception by some is that this form of child prostitution only occurs overseas, but in reality, if there is adult prostitution in a community, there is probably child prostitution going on as well. This project began in June 2003 in conjunction with the Department of Justice Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Another goal is to tackle the growing problem of child prostitution and sex trafficking, specifically in the United States. Since its inception in 2003, with 37 task forces in place, there have been nearly 900 successful recoveries and more than 525 convictions.
CHILD PROSTITUTION PREVENTION
Thursday, March 4th, 2010The FBI Crimes Against Children division is stacked with specialized agents in child safety to accomplish two main goals:
1- Innocence Lost initiative – To prevent child prostitution, and take down the “pimp” predators.
2- CARD Team – To rapidly deploy a CARD Team anywhere in the country to provide expertise and assist law enforcement during the most critical time period following abduction.
INNOCENCE LOST INITIATIVE
The Innocence Lost initiative specifically works to take down predators who are pimping out children for money. The goal is not only to take down the bad guy during undercover sting operations, but more importantly to safely take the children out of the environment. According to the FBI, there is a nationwide domestic child prostitution problem in which young girls are losing their innocence and held captive in a horrific lifestyle. The misconception by some is that this form of child prostitution only occurs overseas, but in reality, if there is adult prostitution in a community, there is probably child prostitution going on as well. This project began in June 2003 in conjunction with the Department of Justice Child Exploitation & Obscenity Section and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Another goal is to tackle the growing problem of child prostitution and sex trafficking, specifically in the United States. Since its inception in 2003, with 37 task forces in place, there have been nearly 900 successful recoveries and more than 525 convictions.
