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Student Post - Operation Cross Country Hits Chicago

By Corey Rayburnyung

Operation Cross Country,an attempt by the federal government to remove child prostitutes from the streets, has met with what some would call moderate success. In the sweep reported on February 23, FBI had "rescued" 48 teenage prostitutes from the streets. Operation Cross Country also has a Chicago connection. While the national sting was able to remove 48 teenage girls from the streets, the Chicago sting was less successful, arresting 44 adults. Of the 44 adults arrested, 5 were charged with running prostitution rings, 34 were charged with prostitution, and 5 were charged with being customers of child prostitutes. FBI Director Robert Mueller stated: "We may not be able to return their innocence, but we can remove them from this cycle of abuse and violence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 26, 2009 (boomark / email).