21 Arrested in Child Sex Trafficking Operation in Arizona

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Local and federal law enforcement recently rounded up 21 suspects in Arizona who solicited and/or brokered deals for various sex acts with children.

The โ€œchildrenโ€ were undercover detectives who โ€œplaced ads on websites commonly sought out by suspects seeking illegal sex acts,โ€ according to the Surprise Police Department, located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

โ€œOperations of this type are a part of the Surprise Police Departmentโ€™s continuous effort to reduce the demand that fuels child sex trafficking and exploitation of children in our community,โ€ the department stated in a Facebook post on Sept. 22.

All 21 suspects have been charged with attempted sex conduct with a minor and child sex trafficking. One has additional drug charges.

The suspects range in age from 23 to 63 years.

Earlier this month, the sheriffโ€™s office in Floridaโ€™s Polk County arrested 160 peopleโ€”including a police officer, a Disney employee, and school teachersโ€”as part of a seven-day multiagency undercover prostitution investigation.

โ€œThe online prostitution industry enables traffickers and allows for the continued victimization of those who are being trafficked,โ€ Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a Sept. 9 press release.

โ€œOur goal is to identify victims, offer them help, and arrest those who are fueling the exploitation of human beings โ€ฆ and those profiting from the exploitation of human beings.โ€

The ages of those arrested ranged from 19 to 64 years old, and their criminal histories included 419 previous felonies and 619 previous misdemeanors, including charges for kidnapping, robbery, and sex offenses.

Polk County detectives charged the 160 suspects with a total of 52 felonies and 216 misdemeanors.

During a multistate operation in May, 70 children were rescued from sex traffickers, most of whom were based in West Texas.

The missing children and teens ranged in age from 10 to 17 years old and were victims of sex trafficking and physical and sexual abuse.

Byย Charlotte Cuthbertson

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