29 People in 8 States Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges

[inanna]

Source: Associated Press

ATLANTA — Oct 30, 2015, 4:21 PM ET

Raids on a network of sex traffickers around the Southeast resulted in more than two-dozen arrests and the rescues of Latin American women forced to work as prostitutes, authorities said Friday.

The undercover investigation identified a loose organization of independent traffickers who worked together to transport and exploit Hispanic women for prostitution in southern states, authorities said.

An indictment filed in federal court in Macon charges 38 people with sex trafficking-related crimes, 29 of whom were arrested Thursday in eight southern states. The other nine remain at large.

Investigators also rescued 15 people they believe are victims during raids on brothels and homes, authorities said. The arrests were made in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/29-people-states-arrested-sex-trafficking-charges-34862387

[shraby]

1. Imagine that! The "family values" states. There had to be a market there or

it wouldn't have been in those states.
I might add, the "holier than thou" states.