Pueblo is a city of roughly , residents located south of Denver and Colorado Springs , Colorado. It is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County. Johns can also serve up to one year in jail, but incarceration is rarely imposed.
Instead, the city held a night session of the municipal court, so the men could be processed immediately. Twelve sex buyers were arrested during the sting; their names were not released. A year-old girl was also recovered during the operation. Law enforcement indicated that the operation aimed at identifying and recovering local victims of sex trafficking, and arresting those who would exploit them. In , police participated in another Operation Cross Country, and seven men were cited and released for soliciting prostitution.
In October , police engaged in two separate operations as part of a nationwide multi-agency initiative headed by the FBI targeting child sex trafficking. In May , three men were issued citations for soliciting prostitution in Pueblo.
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