522 ‘johns’, 30 pimps arrested in Super Bowl sex trafficking sting

NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - U.S. police have arrested at least 750 people in sex-trafficking sting operations timed to coincide with the Super Bowl, saying the top sporting event is a magnet for illicit sex.

More than 100 arrests were made in Houston, Texas where the National Football League championship game took place on Sunday as sports fans flocked to the city for parties and entertainment in the run-up to the event, police said.

The nationwide sweep produced the most arrests since operations began 13 years ago with 29 pimps detained and a further 723 people arrested for buying sex across 15 states, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office in Illinois, which takes the lead on the annual sex trafficking crackdown.

Police said six minors and 86 adults were rescued as part of the three-week police operation.

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