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| Teen sex workers rescued by FBI in pan-US operation | Teen sex workers rescued by FBI in pan-US operation |
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| The FBI has broken up several sex trafficking rings across the US, uncovering more than 100 sexually exploited teenagers in a nationwide operation. | The FBI has broken up several sex trafficking rings across the US, uncovering more than 100 sexually exploited teenagers in a nationwide operation. |
| Agents arrested more than 150 people on sex-trafficking charges in dozens of cities including Atlanta, Denver and Seattle. | Agents arrested more than 150 people on sex-trafficking charges in dozens of cities including Atlanta, Denver and Seattle. |
| The youngest victim found was 12 years old, the FBI said. | The youngest victim found was 12 years old, the FBI said. |
| The FBI targeted hotels, casinos and lorry stops to find underage victims. | The FBI targeted hotels, casinos and lorry stops to find underage victims. |
| The majority of the teens found were girls. Agents also found three boys and three transgender teens. | The majority of the teens found were girls. Agents also found three boys and three transgender teens. |
| The FBI worked with local police departments and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help the teenage victims to find shelter and get medical attention. | The FBI worked with local police departments and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help the teenage victims to find shelter and get medical attention. |
| The agencies want to ensure the teenagers do not return to prostitution. | The agencies want to ensure the teenagers do not return to prostitution. |
| "When kids are treated as a commodity in seedy hotels and on dark roadsides, we must rescue them from their nightmare and severely punish those responsible for that horror," FBI Director James Comey said in a statement. | "When kids are treated as a commodity in seedy hotels and on dark roadsides, we must rescue them from their nightmare and severely punish those responsible for that horror," FBI Director James Comey said in a statement. |
| The raids involved about 500 local police departments from across the country. A similar FBI-led campaign carried out last year uncovered about 160 teenagers working as prostitutes. | |
| 'Epidemic' of US children sold for sex | 'Epidemic' of US children sold for sex |