Did you automatically think this was associated with a crackdown overseas? Well, it's not. This crackdown happened in our very own country. Check it out:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/26/child.prostitution/index.html
Based on details from the article, the three-day operation, tagged Operation Cross Country IV, included enforcement actions in 36 cities across 30 FBI divisions nationwide, and arrested more than 690 all suspected or involved in child prostitution.
What was interesting about this article was that it highlighted the Innocence Lost National Initiative. This initiative led by the FBI, is aimed at addressing the growing problem of domestic sex trafficking and prostitution of children in the United States. In the five years since its inception, the initiative has resulted in the development of 34 dedicated task forces and working groups throughout the U.S. involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies working in tandem with U.S. Attorney's Offices.
Despite their progress against this epidemic, the issue of child sex trafficking and prostitution in our own country continues to grow. While this growing issue in our own backyard is infuriating, I am encouraged that we have what seems like broad government and law enforcement support involved in bringing the predators to justice. Just another reminder that this is a worldwide issue, and the scope of GVNF's Anti Trafficking Fund are, and will, continue to focus both on the support of domestic and international agencies supporting the survivors.
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