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While You Were Watching the Super Bowl, 20 Pimps & 700 Sex Buyers Were Behind the Scenes Getting Busted

While most of us spent Super Bowl Sunday watching the most talked about commercials, Lady Gaga slaying the halftime show, and stuffing our faces with way too many wings, chips and dip, more than 700 sex buyers and 20 pimps were being arrested.

In an effort to crack down on sex trafficking, The National Johns Suppression Initiative (NJSI), a coalition of 30 law enforcement agencies across 15 states, joined forces on Sunday, January 18, to coordinate a sting operation.

It is estimated that there are as many as 30 million slaves in the world today who are victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Eighty percent of which are women, and half are children. Expert opinion and research suggest spikes in sex trafficking during large-scale events such as the Super Bowl.

According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois, both the number of arrests and the participation level were the highest to date for Super Bowl operations since the initiative began 13 years ago.

Arlington Heights Police Sgt. Chuck Buczynski explained the vision of the initiative:

“The ultimate goal is to eradicate the human trafficking aspect of prostitution. In the past, we arrested the prostitute, but we realized if we arrest the ‘john,’ you eliminate the customer base. And no customers, no prostitution.”

Human trafficking is a massive fight to take on. Many law enforcement agencies are finding it necessary to employ the help of other organizations like the Airline Ambassadors International program, which trains airline attendants to spot if a woman or young male are being trafficked.

Like the recent Super Bowl sting operation, organizations like AAI are already seeing the fruits of their labor in the human trafficking arena.

Alaska Airlines flight attendant Shelia Fredrick said she instinctively felt something was “off” when she noticed a teen with greasy blond hair traveling with a well-dressed, older man. The flight was from Seattle to San Francisco, just before the Golden city hosted Super Bowl 50 in 2016.

“I left a note in one of the bathrooms,” Fredrick said. “She wrote back on the note and said, ‘I need help.'”

Her training through AAI is what led her to notice things she may not have recognized in travelers before. Fredrick alerted the pilot, and police were waiting to arrest the man as soon as the plane landed.

It’s operations like these that are truly saving the lives of so many victims out there who have been trafficked, abused, drugged, kidnapped, raped and sold. There is hope for their future, and for a world of freedom for these survivors.

Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

“I Looked Over to His Side of the Bed. He Wasn’t There. I Knew He Wouldn’t Be There, But for the First Time, It...

"I looked back to the bed. Still empty. And then it happened. I fell to my knees, and then to my back. It came from up from my gut. I could almost physically feel it moving to the top of my abdomen, to my chest, into my neck and then my head. I cannot describe the pain."

Mom Dies Giving Birth & Dad Lays Baby on Her Chest—10 Minutes Later, He Hears the Scream…

"You are so unbelievably excited that your child is born…and in the next moment you believe you’ll have to say farewell to your wife forever. It was like being numbed."

To the Christians Who Are Done With Church

"The church is far from perfect. Life is complex. There are growing options. And the post-modern mind distrusts most things organized or institutional. But as trendy as the idea of writing off the church may be, it’s a mistake."