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Metro sex-trafficking sting rescues nearly 160 children, authorities say
WSBTV.com ^ | 6-7-2018 | Mike Petchenik

Posted on 06/07/2018 5:57:29 AM PDT by servo1969

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - A sting on the sex-trafficking trade in metro Atlanta netted dozens of arrests and the rescue of dozens of children forced into sexual servitude, the FBI announced this week.

Operation Safe Summer was a collaborative effort between the FBI’s Atlanta field office and 38 law enforcement agencies in six metro counties, assistant Special Agent in Charge Matt Alcoke told Channel 2’s Mike Petchenik.

“They are crimes of special concern to the FBI and to law enforcement generally,” Alcoke said. “Because the victims are so vulnerable as children and because the offenders could be from just about any walk of life, from a gang member all the way up to someone who is highly successful and wealthy.”

The sting ended with nearly 160 children rescued, including one as young as 3 years old, and nearly 150 arrests, convictions or sentences, officials said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; fbi; fulton; pizzagate; podesta; spiritcooking
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To: Moonman62
I don’t recall this type of enforcement until Trump.

Some of the bad guys are embedded in very high places. Others have friends/associates in very high places, and they are ruthless. Trump is outside of that circle (Thank God) but knows of what goes on, a perfect combination.
21 posted on 06/07/2018 6:29:01 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: The Toll

A brief review of available info indicates victims are females 15-17 years old.


22 posted on 06/07/2018 6:29:17 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Dr. Sivana
It is a real scourge. President Trump is DOING something about it.

Well, well, well, Bill and Hill and Bammy were doing something about it too. And, and, and they still are.

23 posted on 06/07/2018 6:36:10 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Islam is Satan's finest work.)
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To: Lurker

I agree with the premise. This sort of crime needs to be taken almost as seriously as first degree murder. IMO, if a person is found guilty of participating in such a thing as this they should get life without parole.

We actually need to set up special prisons in which every inmate is serving a life sentence. i.e. protect the rest of the incarcerated from them.


24 posted on 06/07/2018 6:40:05 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
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To: jjotto

Can’t help but imagine what it would be like for some hood-rat pimp to bring one of his underage prostitutes from the south side of town up to Alpharetta to try and make some money.

Cops would get called 300 times in 60 seconds. It would stick out like a pack of Hyenas walking in the median on the interstate.


25 posted on 06/07/2018 6:43:17 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Mr. K
160 children IN ONE CITY????

In dozens of UK cities, the count is into the thousands each. Rotherham was 14,000. UK authorities cover for, and defend, Muslim grooming gangs, instead of the underage girls that are gang-raped for years on end, all to satisfy and encourage the followers of Muhammad.

26 posted on 06/07/2018 6:46:32 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: The Toll
I am very familiar with Alpharetta and the number 160 trafficked “children” is simply not realistic.

"38 law enforcement agencies in six metro counties." 160 was the total. Maybe there were only a handful of sex slaves for some wealthy Muslim in Alpharetta.

27 posted on 06/07/2018 6:49:23 AM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Lurker
"Fair trials.
First class hangings.
In that order."

One can only hope that they'll use a new rope...

28 posted on 06/07/2018 6:50:31 AM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: The Toll

Note that the story says:

“Operation Safe Summer was a collaborative effort between the FBI’s Atlanta field office and 38 law enforcement agencies in six metro counties”

and

“In Alpharetta, police told Petchenik they arrested several suspected pimps and prostitutes and rescued one teenager who’d been forced into sexual servitude.”

Definitely a good thing in my opinion, but this just doesn’t seem to be the big pedo bust some are claiming.

Maybe just deflecting from the usual suspects in the usual neighborhoods by name-dropping more affluent areas?


29 posted on 06/07/2018 6:51:39 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: servo1969

By “children”, I assume they mean the female equivalent of the male MS-13 immigrant “children”, who get special exemption from immigration law, by claiming to be under 18.


30 posted on 06/07/2018 6:55:06 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: The Toll; All
You are correct, however it is actually more, much more than most will ever know. Ask yourself a few questions:

Why do liberals love sanctuary cities?

Why do they want illegal aliens, especially children to come from other countries?

The answer is:High level liberals are pedophiles, the must have a stream of untraceable and undocumented children coming in. They DO NOT want ICE enforcing the law. This one little ring is just the tip of the iceberg of child sex trafficking.

31 posted on 06/07/2018 6:57:06 AM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: servo1969

Pure evil!


32 posted on 06/07/2018 7:12:32 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Dacula

I wonder how many of my “successful neighbors” are part of this evil and disgusting trade?

People are so depraved nowadays it’s insanity.


33 posted on 06/07/2018 7:18:35 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: servo1969

It’s time for reporters to tell the whole truth - how many of these children/sex slaves are illegals dumped into whore houses by the Obama/Republican Establishment lose rules on child illegals?


34 posted on 06/07/2018 7:25:48 AM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC Bimbos/democrats demand 'respect' for porn stars, hookers, and MS13 thugs....)
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To: servo1969
Meanwhile....

Disney World, Lego workers arrested in child pornography sting

35 posted on 06/07/2018 7:28:36 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: servo1969

Yeah, but there is still nothing to see on the CEMEX property out in Arizona... just a homeless camp.


36 posted on 06/07/2018 7:32:41 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: New Perspective

I totally understand. The thing is, they don’t have liberals up there. /s


37 posted on 06/07/2018 7:53:05 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: servo1969

BTTT


38 posted on 06/07/2018 8:36:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: jjotto
"name-dropping more affluent areas"

Pimping is a business.

Business uses Prado analyses and concentrate on servicing the customers who pay the best.

So, they go to where the money is.

39 posted on 06/07/2018 10:52:53 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: servo1969

Remember this bust when you hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the loony leftist 3rd world egg head bedwetters about separation of “immigrant” kids from their “parents.” A YUGE number of such separations occur because our BoPAts have reason to suspect they aren’t their parents....and all too many times, they are right. But don’t hold your breath waiting for the so-called “news” media to say anything about that. Fellow Patriots, some days I get so, so FED UP, I go out to the barn and sharpen all the pitchforks again...just to be ready. Any of you ever feel the same way?


40 posted on 06/07/2018 10:58:56 AM PDT by CogitoPatriot (Another take on Trump's Language...Pushing the Envelope Back..)
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