Crime & Safety
Phoenix Police Arrest Dozens In Sex Trafficking Sting
Phoenix police opened a massage parlor and arrested customers who propositioned "workers" for sex.
PHOENIX, AZ – Phoenix police arrested 86 people over a 10-day period as part of an operation targeting sex trafficking. Mayor Stanton, Police Chief Jeri Williams, and Councilman Jim Warring made the announcement at a press conference Thursday.
The men – ages 22 to 78 – were arrested from early to mid-December.
The men were all arrested as part of an undercover operation in which detectives operated a massage parlor. Those arrested propositioned "workers" for sex.
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It was part of the city's ongoing efforts to reduce trafficking in the area.
In 2014, Stanton created the Human Trafficking Task Force, which is headed by Warring.
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"We have an obligation to our part to end it," Stanton said Thursday.
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