US Marshals’ ‘Operation Not Forgotten’ Recovers 39 Missing Children in Sex-Trafficking Sting

US Marshals’ ‘Operation Not Forgotten’ Recovers 39 Missing Children in Sex-Trafficking Sting
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Thirty-nine missing children have been recovered from a suspected sex-trafficking operation in Georgia after a two-week mission by the U.S. Marshals. Nine adult suspects are now behind bars, facing 26 charges, including sex offender violations.

“The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you,” Donald Washington, the director of the Marshals Service, said in a statement on Aug. 27.