The FBI arrested 150 people across the United States on
charges of holding children against their will for prostitution, a three-day
weekend sweep that officials on Monday called the largest-ever operation
against child sex-trafficking.
The suspects, whom the FBI referred to as "pimps,"
were arrested in 76 U.S. cities and are expected to face state and federal
charges related to sex crimes and human trafficking, FBI and U.S. Justice
Department officials said at a news conference.
FBI agents and local police recovered 105 children during
the operation at truck stops, motels, casinos and other places where they were
forced to work as prostitutes, officials said.
Of the 150 suspects, 18 were arrested by agents based in
Detroit, 17 by agents from San Francisco and 13 by Oklahoma City agents, the
FBI said. The FBI said the suspects were not part of the same
operation. It said some belonged to organized crime while others acted alone.
The bureau did not immediately release a list of the suspects.
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