Police say 29 men were arrested in connection to an undercover operation targeting child sex crimes and human trafficking in Arizona.
"We had detectives placing ads, posing as underage victims that you could come to solicit a sex act from," explained Phoenix Police Sgt. Andy Williams. "So in this case, no actual victims."
"We are seeing legitimate victims every day of this underage sexual conduct with a minor, human trafficking, so I think it’s just looking at the problem holistically and attacking it from every angle," Williams said. "For so long, we’ve seen child sex victims be called "child prostitutes," said Daphne Young, chief communications officer atShe says the organization is constantly helping kids recover who’ve experienced this type of trauma. It's a growing problem not just in Phoenix, but nationwide.
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