Law enforcement agencies executed a successful sting at last weeks San DiegoComic-Con.
Support service advocates were provided on site for the victims.
These arrests send a clear message to potential offenders that their criminal behavior will not be tolerated.
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Acting HSI special agent Christopher Davis condemned traffickers in a statement.
San Diego Sheriff Kelly Martinez had similar sentiments.
There is no more insidious crime than human trafficking, she said.
San Diego Comic-Con.Daniel Knighton/Getty
The coercion and violence which enslaves people for profit and places them into forced labor or sex is criminal.
As the Sheriff I support the efforts of all our justice partners in holding perpetrators accountable.
I appreciate the focus that was placed on the recent convention to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking.
