A nationwide federal crackdown on underage prostitution has resulted in the arrest of a pimp and the rescue of a child in Dallas.
During Operation Cross Country VII, the FBI and local police arrested 150 pimps and saved 105 children during the past three days, federal authorities said.
Arrests during the child sex trafficking operation were made in 76 cities across the U.S.
The name of the defendant arrested in Dallas was not released.
Authorities arrested 18 pimps in Detroit, the most during the crackdown, according to the FBI. San Francisco had 17 arrests, followed by 13 in Oklahoma City.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children took part in the operation, which is part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative that the FBI created in 2003 to address child prostitution.
The effort has so far resulted in removing 2,700 children from the streets and convictions against 1,350 people, the FBI said. Some have received lengthy sentences, including 10 life terms.
Authorities have seized more than $3.1 million in assets from criminals.
Many of the cases began with local prostitution investigations targeting truck stops, casinos and websites that advertise dating or escort services.
?Information gleaned from those arrested frequently uncovers organized efforts to prostitute women and children across many states,? the FBI said.
Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI?s Criminal Investigative Division, said child prostitution is a persistent threat to children in America.
?This operation serves as a reminder that these abhorrent crimes can happen anywhere,? he said.
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