168 Juveniles Recovered in Nationwide Operation Targeting Commercial Child Sex Trafficking

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. During the past week, the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a week-long enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. This operation included enforcement actions in 106 cities across 54 FBI field divisions nationwide and resulted in 168 recoveries of children who were being victimized through prostitution. Additionally,…