Local Child Prostitution
This morning a quick survey of Yahoo news displayed the following headline: "FBI, police rescue child prostitutes around US". Apparantly, the FBI, with collaboration from many different police forces and district attorneys offices (including some in Southern California, where IPP is headquartered) rescued 48 suspected teenage prostitutes, some of whom were as young as 13 (associated press). They also arrested many people in conjunction with prostitution rings around the country.
Part of IPP's mission is to "Advocate for women and children forced into prostitution". It is a good reminder for everyone that child prostitution and sex trafficking are not only issues in India, or other third world countries. They are happening under our very noses in America as well. If you would like to learn more about Operation Cross County, a broader federal initiative launched in 2003 to crack down on the sexual exploitation of children, check out http://www.fbi.gov for more information.
