The victims were as young as three months old

Another nationwide operation to crackdown on underage sex traffickers rescued 84 minors and netted 120 arrests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children announced Wednesday.The 11th Operation Cross Country ran from last Thursday through Sunday in an wide-ranging effort that included 55 FBI field offices, 78 state and local task forces and hundreds of law enforcement partners from the U.S. and abroad.“We at the FBI have no greater mission than to protect our nation’s children from harm," FBI Director Christopher Wray said. "Unfortunately, the number of traffickers arrested—and the number of children recovered—reinforces why we need to continue to do this important work."The average age of the victims recovered was 15, but the youngest was a 3-month-old girl. The FBI office in Denver recovered that child, along with a 5-month-old girl, when a friend of the children's family offered an undercover officer access to the children for $600.See raw video from the FBI's operation HERE. Be aware some of the content may be disturbing to viewers.

Another nationwide operation to crackdown on underage sex traffickers rescued 84 minors and netted 120 arrests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Center for Missing & Exploited Children announced Wednesday.

The 11th Operation Cross Country ran from last Thursday through Sunday in an wide-ranging effort that included 55 FBI field offices, 78 state and local task forces and hundreds of law enforcement partners from the U.S. and abroad.


“We at the FBI have no greater mission than to protect our nation’s children from harm," FBI Director Christopher Wray said. "Unfortunately, the number of traffickers arrested—and the number of children recovered—reinforces why we need to continue to do this important work."



The average age of the victims recovered was 15, but the youngest was a 3-month-old girl. The FBI office in Denver recovered that child, along with a 5-month-old girl, when a friend of the children's family offered an undercover officer access to the children for $600.

See raw video from the FBI's operation HERE. Be aware some of the content may be disturbing to viewers.