It was all tricks and no treats for 102 people who were arrested on various prostitution charges this week, after police in Florida used a sting to identify victims of human trafficking. The youngest person taken into custody was 19 years of age and the oldest was 78. For six days the Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a special operation with detectives in “Operation No Tricks, No Treats.” Its intent was to identify, and help, victims of human trafficking with a focus on those forced into prostitution. The main targets were “those who prey on the victims, as well as the deviant child predators who stalk children online,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a press conference Oct. 28. “We work hand-in-hand with organizations to get help for the victims of human trafficking; We identified three possible victims during this investigation.” The sting used online advertisements to arrange meetings …
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