Good evening, everyone. We begin with a massive prostitution sweep organized to rescue children. Fbi calls it the biggest operation of its kind, ever. 150 people arrested in 76 cities more than 100 are children. Abc 7 news is in the newsroom now with video only on abc 7 news. Vic . The fbi said there were more children rescued here in the bay area during this sweep than anywhere else in the smaigs nation. The task force included dozens of local Law Enforcement agencies. In all, the task force rescued 12 children. This 13yearold girl was so scared she began hyper vent lating. An officer tried calming her down with breathing exercise and assuring her shed be helped. We were told she ran way from a group home. Patrick mimms is with an add vo ksy group that helps girls like susan. Foster homes and group homes theyre leaving these places as fast as theyre sent to them. This 15yearold was scared and asked if she can call her mother. This 17yearold told them she was from a small town in sacra
Intention of doing . Conversation. Just conver sigs . The task force arrested six female adults and two pimps friday night. There were operations in other hotels and on the streets of cities across the bay area. At the hayward hotel, fbi set up a command post in one room, one person monitored cameras, set up in each room where police decoys rate waited for hookers. There are 98,000 ads just from the bay area. Others contacted Escort Services through ads on craigs list and redbook. They set up appointments throughout the evening. Once a woman sets a price, officers would get alo go head to arrest her, prostitution is a lucrative business for the pimps. They may be running three to five girls at any one time. Fbi agents told us this man arrested for pimping lived in the hotel with his hooker and her 4yearold child. Officers searched their room. They looked for drugs, weapon asks other evidence. Those arrested face charges related to human traffic and prostitution. One footnote. The young
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