US Marshals Rescue 39 Missing Children, Arrest Suspects on Trafficking Charges after Two-Week Operation

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 31, 2020
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"The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you." -Donald Washington, director of the US Marshals Service

[Faithwire.com] Over the course of a two-week period, US Marshals have tracked down 39 missing children in Georgia and Florida. (Image: AP Photo-Susan Walsh /via Faithwire)

During the initiative "Operation Not Forgotten," the US Marshals Service Missing Child Unit worked alongside the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and partnered with state and local agencies in Georgia to rescue 26 missing children. Officials also safely located 13 others.

The ages of the children ranged from 3 to 17, according to WAGA-TV. The US Marshals Service identified 15 of the kids as victims of sex trafficking.

According to a statement from the federal agency, its officials have also issued 26 arrest warrants for nine individuals and "filed additional charges for alleged crimes related to sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, registered sex offender violations, drugs and weapons possession, and custodial interference."

"The US Marshals Service is fully committed to assisting federal, state, and local agencies with locating and recovering endangered missing children, in addition to their primary fugitive apprehension mission," said Donald Washington, director of the US Marshals Service. "The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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