Local arrests in nationwide child sex trafficking sting

By WOKV Staff

June 23, 2014 at 9:28 pm EDT

Operation Ceasefire During the past week, the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a week-long enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States (FBI)

By WOKV Staff

June 23, 2014 at 9:28 pm EDT

A national sting with a local connection.

We're told a suspected pimp from Jacksonville is among the 281 people arrested on state and federal charges resulting from a child sex trafficking sting.

27 people overall from Jacksonville, Nassau and Volusia counties were charged with sex crimes.

In all, 168 children were recovered under operation crossfire nationwide.

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