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'Helping Child Victims Escape' through Operation Independence Day: FBI Rescues over 100 Sex Trafficking Victims

Mikaela Mathews : Aug 13, 2019  Christian Headlines

"We are here to rescue children, and we are here to build good cases against traffickers. If we have developed enough rapport with the victim, we build a case against their trafficker and hopefully charge them in federal court." -Jeanette Milazzo, a special agent in Houston's Field Office

airlift[ChristianHeadlines.com] The FBI rescued over 100 sex trafficking victims across the United States in the month of July. According to a press release, the initiative, called "Operation Independence Day" recovered juveniles and arrested 67 suspected traffickers. (Image: via FBI.gov)

"The FBI is fiercely focused on recovering child victims and arresting the sex traffickers who exploit them," FBI Director Christopher Wray said. "Through operations like this, the FBI helps child victims escape the abusive life of sex trafficking."

Because of a national initiative, the FBI had a longer time window to implement their plan to save victims. The Houston Field Office worked with the Houston Police Department to search out social media and escort sites for juvenile victims being advertised for commercial sex. Officers set up a fake-date, met at a pre-arranged location, and brought victims in for an interview... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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