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Seventy-nine teenagers held against their will, and forced into prostitution, were rescued at hotels, truck stops and storefronts in a three-day sweep of sex-trafficking rings across the United States, law enforcement officials said on Monday (June 25). ¹Ì±¹ »ç¹ý ´ç±¹ÀÌ ¡°¹Ì Àü¿ª¿¡¼ 3ÀÏ °£ ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å Á¶Á÷ ¼ÒÅÁ ÀÛÀüÀ» ½Ç½ÃÇÑ °á°ú, °Á¦·Î ºÙÀâÇô ¼º¸Å¸Å¸¦ ÇØ¿Â 10´ë 79¸íÀ» È£ÅÚ°ú ȹ°Â÷ ÈÞ°Ô¼Ò, »óÁ¡ ¾Õ °øÅÍ µî¿¡¼ ±¸ÃâÇß´Ù¡±¶ó°í 25ÀÏ(ÇöÁö½Ã°£) ¹àÇû´Ù.
The FBI said 104 alleged pimps were arrested during sting operations in 57 U.S. cities including Atlanta, Sacramento, and Toledo, Ohio. ¹Ì ¿¬¹æ¼ö»ç±¹(FBI)Àº ¹Ì±¹ Á¶Áö¾Æ ÁÖ(ñ¶) ¾ÖƲ·£Å¸, ͏®Æ÷´Ï¾Æ ÁÖ »õÅ©¶ó¸àÅä, ¿ÀÇÏÀÌ¿À ÁÖ Åи®µµ µî ¹Ì 57°³ µµ½Ã¿¡¼ ½Ç½ÃµÈ ÇÔÁ¤ ¼ö»ç¸¦ ÅëÇØ ¸ÅÃá ¾Ë¼± ÇøÀÇÀÚ 104¸íÀ» üÆ÷Çß´Ù°í ¹àÇû´Ù.
The operation lasted between Thursday and Saturday and involved state and local authorities as well as the FBI. ÀÌ ÀÛÀüÀº ¸ñ¿äÀϺÎÅÍ Åä¿äÀÏ(21~23)±îÁö ½Ç½ÃµÆÀ¸¸ç ÁÖ¿Í Áö¹æ ´ç±¹, FBI°¡ Âü¿©Çß´Ù.
The crackdown last week is part of a broader initiative launched in 2003 called Operation Cross Country to combat child-sex trafficking, resulting in five other sweeps since 2008. Áö³ ÁÖ ½Ç½ÃµÈ ÀÌ ¼ÒÅÁ ÀÛÀüÀº ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å¸¦ »Ñ¸® »Ì±â À§ÇØ 2003³â ½ÃÀÛµÈ ¡®¿ÀÆÛ·¹ÀÌ¼Ç Å©·Î½º ÄÁÆ®¸®(Operation Cross Country)¡¯¶ó´Â ±¤¹üÀ§ÇÑ °èȹÀÇ ÀϺκÐÀÌ´Ù. À̹ø ÀÛÀü ¿Ü¿¡µµ 2008³â ÀÌÈÄ ÃÑ ´Ù¼¸ Â÷·Ê ¼ÒÅÁ ÀÛÀüÀÌ ½Ç½ÃµÈ ¹Ù ÀÖ´Ù.
"We've had, in that period of time, eight individuals sentenced to life -- federal life sentences -- we've had a number of sentences ranging in the 30 to 50-year range. So these are high-impact, hard-hitting cases and we're going at the purveyors of this. We're going at the organizers -- the head of the organization," said Kevin Perkins of FBI's Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch. #[Äɺó ÆÛŲ½º/FBI »çÀ̹ö ¹üÁË ´ëÀÀ ºÎ¼] ¡°ÀÛÀü ±â°£ µ¿¾È 8¸íÀÌ Á¾½ÅÇüÀ» ¼±°í¹Þ¾ÒÀ¸¸ç, ¸¹Àº À̵éÀÌ Â¡¿ª 30~50³â ÇüÀ» ¼±°í¹Þ¾Ò´Ù. ±×¸¸Å ¿©ÆÄ¿Í Ãæ°ÝÀÌ ¾öû³ »ç°ÇµéÀÌ´Ù. ¿ì¸° ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å ¾Ë¼±¾÷ÀÚµé°ú Á¶Á÷ÀÇ ¿ìµÎ¸Ó¸®µéÀ» ¼ÒÅÁÇÏ·Á Çϰí ÀÖ´Ù.¡±
The teenagers, aged from 13 to 17 years old, were being held in custody until they could be placed with child welfare organizations. They were all U.S. citizens and included 77 girls and two boys, the FBI said. ¿¬·ÉÀÌ 13~17¼¼ÀÎ 10´ë ÇÇÇØÀÚµéÀº ¾Æµ¿ »çȸ º¹Áö ´Üü·Î º¸³»Áö±â Àü±îÁö ´ç±¹ÀÇ º¸È£¸¦ ¹Þ´Â´Ù. FBI´Â ±¸ÃâµÈ 10´ëµéÀÌ ¸ðµÎ ¹Ì±¹ ½Ã¹ÎÀ̸ç, ¼Ò³à 77¸í°ú ¼Ò³â 2¸íÀ̶ó°í ¹àÇû´Ù.
Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said he wanted people to understand that underage prostitution remains a huge threat to children, not just in other parts of the world, but also in America. ¹Ì ±¹¸³ ½ÇÁ¾¡¤ÇÐ´ë ¾Æµ¿¼¾ÅÍÀÇ È¸Àå ¾î´Ï ¾Ù·±Àº Àü ¼¼°è ´Ù¸¥ ³ª¶ó¿¡¼»Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¹Ì±¹¿¡¼µµ ¹Ì¼º³âÀÚ ¼º¸Å¸Å°¡ ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô ½É°¢ÇÑ À§ÇùÀÌ µÇ°í ÀÖ´Ù´Â °É »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ÀÌÇØÇÏ±æ ¹Ù¶õ´Ù°í ¸»Çß´Ù.
"What this operation, and what nine years of effort against this problem has demonstrated, is not only does it happen in American communities but it's happening to American kids. And America's missed it. This is a problem that is not reported, that average people don't see, and when they hear about it they are so disgusted, it's so distasteful, they think it couldn't possibly be true. But it is true," Allen said. #[¾î´Ï ¾Ù·±/¹Ì±¹ ±¹¸³½ÇÁ¾ÇÐ´ë¾Æµ¿¼¾ÅÍ È¸Àå] ¡°9³â °£ °è¼ÓµÈ ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å ¼ÒÅÁ ÀÛÀüÀ» ÅëÇØ ¾Ë ¼ö ÀÖ´Â °Ç, ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å°¡ ¹Ì±¹ »çȸ¿¡¼ ¹ú¾îÁö°í ÀÖ´Â ¹®Á¦ÀÏ »Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¹Ì±¹ ±¹ÀûÀÇ ¾î¸° ¾ÆÀ̵鵵 Èñ»ý¾çÀÌ µÇ°í ÀÖ´Ù´Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. ±×¸®°í ¿ì¸° À̸¦ ÆÄ¾ÇÇÏÁö ¸øÇß´Ù. ÀÌ´Â º¸°íµÈ ÀûÀÌ ¾ø°í, ÀÏ¹Ý »ç¶÷µéÀº ¾Ë¾ÆÃ¤Áö ¸øÇÑ ¹®Á¦ÀÌ´Ù. »ç¶÷µéÀº ÀÌ ¼Ò½ÄÀ» µè°í ±²ÀåÈ÷ ºÐ°³Çß´Ù. »ç½ÇÀÌ ¾Æ´Ò °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÏÁö¸¸, ÀÌ´Â »ç½ÇÀÌ´Ù.¡±
To date, about 2,200 children have been rescued in the program, the FBI said, adding that its figures do not take into account children recovered by other state and local investigations. FBI¿¡ µû¸£¸é, ¾Æµ¿ ¼º¸Å¸Å ¼ÒÅÁ ÀÛÀüÀ¸·Î Áö±Ý±îÁö ¾Æµ¿ ¾à 2200¸íÀÌ ±¸ÃâµÆ´Ù. FBI´Â ÀÌ ¼öÄ¡°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ÁÖ¿Í Áö¹æ ´ç±¹ÀÇ ¼ö»ç¸¦ ÅëÇØ ±¸ÃâµÈ ¾Æµ¿ÀÇ ¼ö¸¦ Æ÷ÇÔÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀº °ÍÀÌ¶ó µ¡ºÙ¿´´Ù.
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