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Coming to take the bait, theres nothing left for the human decoy to do but wait. >> police, open the door. so we dont have to use the key. its 7:00 p.m. at a popular tourist area of oakland.

Routine is considered progressive by law enforcement standards. >> we take it very seriously. weve been working with the fbi for years. the exploitation of girls underage on the internet is also a federal offense. >> with help from a federal human trafficking grant the oakland pd and the fbi regularly conduct sting operations. >> again, the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest their pimp. an officer will make a deal for a sexual act in exchang...

Cleaner, prettier. they are sought out after by the johns. >> outside a sudden burst of communication as the officer spots what he thinks is a pimp with underage girls right in front of their room. >> theres three of them, actually. they look young and are standing in front of your door, mark. >> unless you have got something to arrest him or stop him for lets ignore him and focus on the task at hand. >> for the moment, officers choose to hang back and monitor the situation. detective beers star...

Progressive by law enforcement standards. >> we take it very seriously. weve been working with the fbi for years. the exploitation of girls underage on the internet is also a federal offense. >> with help from a federal human trafficking grant the oakland pd and the fbi regularly conduct sting operations. >> again, the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest their pimp. an officer will make a deal for a sexual act in exchange for u.s. currency. t...

Johns. >> outside a sudden burst of communication as the officer spots what he thinks is a pimp with underage girls right in front of their room. >> theres three of them, actually. they look young and are standing in front of your door, mark. >> unless you have got something to arrest him or stop him for lets ignore him and focus on the task at hand. >> for the moment, officers choose to hang back and monitor the situation. detective beers starts making calls to the juveniles theyve targeted. >>...

>> what these officers find routine is considered progressive by law enforcement standards. >> we take it very seriously. weve been working with the fbi for years. the exploitation of girls underage on the internet is also a federal offense. >> with help from a federal human trafficking grant the oakland pd and the fbi regularly conduct sting operations. >> again, the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest their pimp. an officer will make a deal...

They are sought out after by the johns. >> outside a sudden burst of communication as the officer spots what he thinks is a pimp with underage girls right in front of their room. >> theres three of them, actually. they look young and are standing in front of your door, mark. >> unless you have got something to arrest him or stop him for lets ignore him and focus on the task at hand. >> for the moment, officers choose to hang back and monitor the situation. detective beers starts making calls to ...

To arrest him or stop him for, lets ignore him and focus on the task at hand. >> for the moment, officers choose to hang back and monitor the situation. detective beers starts making calls to the juveniles theyve targeted. >> hello. hi. im just looking for some company tonight. okay, cool. >> where are you? >> im at motel 6 on embarcadaro. >> is jasmine there? hi, jasmine. my names mark. i was wondering if i could have some company for tonight? all righty. ill be waiting. >> with two possible gi...

Conduct sting operations. >> again, the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest their pimp. an officer will make a deal for a sexual act in exchange for currency. targeted individuals will be taken into custody. >> their objective, to rescue young girls in trouble. tonight a male officer plays the human decoy. the decoy will call young girls from online ads and ask them to meet him at this hotel. >> there are certain girls we have focused in on. ...