69 Child Prostitutes, 99 Pimps Caught in Major Bust, FBI Says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}WASHINGTON -- The FBI says it has found 69 child prostitutes across the country during a crackdown on the sexual exploitation of children over the last three days.
Federal, state and local authorities in 40 cities also arrested 884 people, including 99 suspected pimps, on a variety of charges.
The children were found during Operation Cross Country V, a three-day roundup targeting child traffickers and pimps.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The FBI is working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to identify the children. The child victims are removed from prostitution; the adults face a variety of state and local charges.