"Worldwide, the State Department estimates that at least 1 million children are sexually exploited by traffickers each year, generating billions in revenue. Earlier this week, federal agents arrested 884 people in a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution rings. The sweep, dubbed Operation Cross Country, arrested at least 99 suspected pimps and freed 69 children. On Monday, authorities in Minnesota broke up three Somali child trafficking gangs and arrested another 29 people. Efforts to raise awareness about the problem in America's cities are growing."
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