The FBI announced on Wednesday that it saved 84 underage victims
NEWS: FBI: 3-month-old Saved In Sex Trafficking Ring Was Being Sold For $600
The FBI publicized that they protected 84 underage victims, including a 3-month-old, from sex trafficking over the past weekend. The baby was about to be sold by a family friend for $600.
The 84 underage victims were rescued from Oct. 12-15 across the country as part of the annual human trafficking sting Operation Cross County XI. It also netted the arrest of 120 people.
“Unfortunately, the number of traffickers arrested-and the number of children recovered-reinforces why we need to continue to do this important work,” FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke in a statement.
One of the most egregious infraction involved a three-month-old girl and her 5-year-old sister. A friend who was staying with the family offered to sell them both for sex to an undercover agent from FBI’s Denver office for $600.
A 16-year-old girl was rescued in Pecos, Texas. An undercover agent in the FBI El Paso office responded to an online advertisement for entertainment. When the agent arrived, he was met by a 21-year-old woman who said he could have sexual intercourse with her and a 16-year-old for just $200. A driver and the woman were both arrested.
According to the FBI press release, 12 children were rescued in Michigan alone and eight sex traffickers or pimps were arrested. They also said they arrested 46 adults who they said were involved in prostitution.
Officers staged operations in hotels, casinos, truck stops, and internet sites.
Minors recovered were offered assistance from state protective services and the FBI, as well as medical or mental treatment, if needed.
A father in California was charged with felony child cruelty after his newborn son…
BREAKING NEWS: Father Arrested After Allegedly Breaking Newborn’s Arms
A father in California was charged with felony child cruelty after his newborn son was taken to an emergency room with cracked arms.
Deputies had arrested Glen Haskell, 33, on Monday night after the doctors at a local hospital contacted them. Investigators said Haskell injured his 2-week-old son.
“The doctors were treating a 2-week-old baby that had bilateral spiral fractures to both of its arms,” said Lt. Wendell Anderson with the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
Detectives say Haskell’s initial reasoning for the boy’s broken arms didn’t add up, so they kept asking him questions.
The investigation revealed the cause, and that was the baby had been shaken.
“The baby was crying, and the suspect in the case became frustrated and got the baby by both arms and shook the baby causing the injuries,” Anderson reported.
The infant was transferred to a hospital in Sacramento, CA, where he is recovering from his injuries.
Haskell was arrested, and his bail was set at $50,000.