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Originally Posted by MrColt1911
can you tell me some more about that? I have not even heard of those!
and if anyone has threads about those it would be much appreciated!!
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I found something, but won't post the link online in case one of the members here was involved, so it will take a bit of editing to post this.
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The Houston Police Department's Vice Division has released the names and mugshots of more than 120 people arrested for sex trade-related crimes allegedly committed in the first quarter this year.
The suspects were charged with either compelling prostitution (pimps) or solicitation of prostitution (johns) for the first three months of 2018, HPD said in a news release.
"We hope by publishing these suspects' photos we will raise awareness of the issue that is human trafficking and put the community on notice that we will no longer tolerate these crimes in our neighborhoods," HPD Vice Division Captain James Dale said in the release.
The arrests were specifically made between Jan. 1 and March 31 2018. All those arrested are innocent until proven guilty.
As part of the arrest, the Houston Police Deparment announced a new initiate on Thursday to help curb the demand for sex trade-related crimes.
"Today, on our
**** we've posted the pictures of the buyers, which we labeled the demand side," HPD Vice Captain James Dale said in a news conference. "In the past, it was the supply side that we focused on and we turned a blind eye to what the men were doing. Not anymore."
"They're fueling this crime, and their continued solicitation of these women promotes the victimization of these women," Dale said. "So we decided if you're gonna do that, we're gonna promote you on our **** page and we're also going to arrest you if you go down there."
The photos and names of persons arrested can be seen on HPD's **** page.