for a different sort of trade. human trafficking. arrest teams. two girls westbound. oakland, california has unfortunately been identified by the fbi as a hub for human trafficking and specifically the sexual exploitation of children. sergeant holly joshi is part of the oakland police department s human trafficking task force. the fact that we ve been identified by the fbi as a hub is very disturbing to all of us in this city. and even though we do have budget challenges, we have made it a priority to, you know, get out there and run these operations on a weekly basis. we just kind of combine resources to get by. sergeant jim saleit is a veteran cop with some 20 years working the streets of oakland. every major city has a place where the girls can be found. in oakland many of the girls can be found here, on a desperate two-mile stretch of international boulevard known simply as the track. she s getting in. mark, he s going to go eastbound. the track s an area known
what? the virgin thing. reporter: having sex. i m busy. reporter: drinking and doing drugs. purchase the narcotics and get your [ bleep ] butt here. it s hot. reporter: usually it s the race ry reality shows stirring things up. think jersey shore. not here. skins is a scripted series. based on a british hit show. do you have to do that? what? suck his face off in public all the time. reporter: and just like there the actors here are real teenagers. aged 15 to 19. doing things like this. and this. got to go. is she breathing? we have a major conglomerate, viacom, and mtv that is directly marketing to children graphic sex, profanity, drug use. reporter: the parents television council, an advocacy group, just sent this letter to the house and senate judiciary committees, demanding an investigation, saying mtv may be violating federal law, including sexual exploitation of children
an investigation, saying mtv may be violating federal law, including sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. their defense is likely to be, oh, come on, this is just a television show. that s not real wily a defense because that s not the issue. the only issue is are there kids involved that s under the age of 18 in that s it. that s enough. that s child pornography. reporter: there are warnings at the top of the show. critics say that isn t enough. mtv isn t backing down. saying skins is a show that addressed real world issues confronting teens in a frank way. we are confident that the episodes of skins will not only comply with all applicable legal requirements but also with our responsibilities to our viewers. but some parents say it s not just the content they find outrageous, it s the marketing. the way they market this is to teens. it s like joe camel on steroids. you still a virgin? up. reporter: and it turns out
sexual exploitation of children, and child pornography. their defense is likely to be it s just a television show. that s not really a defense, because that s not the issue. the only issue is, are there kids involve under the age of 18? that s it. that s enough. that s child pornography. reporter: there s a warning at the top the show. critics say it s not enough. mtv isn t backing down telling nbc news skins is a show confronting teens in a confident way. we are confident the episodes of skins will comply with all legal requirements also with our responsibilities to our viewers. but some parents say it s not just the content they find outrageous. it s the marketing. the way they marketed this is really to teen. this is like, joe camel on steroids. you still a virgin? yep. good times. by the way, we apologize for the ought yo problems. now advertisers are getting
thing that will be on display is her dancing talent. translator: my daughter is 7 years old. i ask you, who in the world would have their daughters participate in a parade if they knew that she would be seen as something sensual? reporter: sexual exploitation of children is still a problem in brazil, and many here say allowing the girl to dance during carnival sends the wrong message. i think there is no sense to a thing like that. because she s just a girl, a little girl. she likes to dance. and the parents, they think there is no problem, there is any problem with that. they will be with her all the time. reporter: the case is now in the hands of a family court here in rio. the judge is asking questions about the girl s role in the parade. the costume she will be wearing and also how late into the night