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On the way to work kind of thing. so it spreads, you know, word of mouth. >> five nights a week as the light of day fades debbie hoffman of oakland pds see care unit heads out to the track on a mission to seek and find the forgotten girls who sacrifice their health and welfare to pleasure johns for the brutal men who control them. >> hey, honey. can i talk to you for a second? >> it may take months or years but for a decade hoffmans been there trying to save one life at a time by simply letting ...

Operations often feel they are unfairly targeted. >> they do. okay. whats your pimps name? see thats why they dont get arrested because all of a sudden the girls get real stupid. >> after arresting this 17-year-old who offered an undercover officer intercourse for $60 hoffman tried to urge the teen to let her get her treatment. >> im going to call in an advocate. do you know what an advocate is? she has a program that will help you with school or, you know, just talk you to about your family lif...

You can never escape. >> but six months ago, when she was arrested in an oakland sting operation like this one, she received a card with debbies phone number. she says it saved her life. >> we dont want to do this. we are made to do this. we are forced to do this. and when someones life is threatened and constantly every day saying, if you dont get on the track im going to kill you. im going to stab you. i have my boys watching you. you cant do anything. youre scared. >> the odds of pulling a gi...

I was going to an out call. when youre in a car with a pimp youre not supposed to look to your right. youre not supposed to look to your left. youre just supposed to look straight forward and i remember i looked to the right and all of a sudden his fist was in my face and we were going back and forth on the freeway and he was trying to choke me. and i thought i was going to die. he dragged me out of the car on the freeway and started hitting me and hitting me. he went in the trunk and grabbed a ...

Human trafficking grant the oakland pd along with the fbi regularly conducts sting operations. >> oakland police. open the door so we dont have to use the key. >> on this night after officers spotted a pimp with two suspected minors, they entered his hotel room and find a pregnant teen selling herself. during questioning, the pregnant teen admits to posting craigslist ads for her pimp while the other minors walk for cash. >> were they supposed to work tonight? >> though shes been beaten and hosp...

Instead, he finds uniformed officers. >> hes not happy. >> its still viewed as a minor crime but if it wasnt for guys like this, coming to victimize these little girls and making money for the pimps, the girls wouldnt be getting victimized. >> as the operation draws into nightfall, johns and pimps looking to recruit the decoys in greater and greater numbers and it gets more difficult for the officers to follow the action. and then something doesnt seem right. the van has nevada plates and immedi...

>> the undercover officer attempts to solicit the girls but they dont respond. >> theyre walking away. >> theyre scared right now. >> for now the task force must move on. there are plenty of players to round up. >> shes standing on the south corner right now. try and set up on her. >> including this woman and her pimp. >> i think her pimp is right behind me parked in the buick. hes honking at her and calling on her cell phone right now. >> all right. go ahead and take him. >> as the arrests moun...

The track, im going to kill you. im going to stab you. i have my boys watching you. you cant do anything. youre scared. >> the odds of pulling a girl off the street are small, but hoffman and the men of the oakland task force are undaunted. saleda says its a race against the clock. the earlier they can pull a girl off the street, the more likely it is that she wont fall prey again to the anxious men who only see children in terms of dollars and cents. >> theyre total property. its truly modern d...

Running. >> it was the worst. he beat me almost every day. i remember one incident i was driving in a car with him. i was going to an out call. when youre in a car with a pimp youre not supposed to look to your right. youre not supposed to look to your left. youre just supposed to look straight forward and i remember i looked to the right and all of a sudden, before i could even look back, his fist was in my face, and we were going back and forth on the freeway. and he was trying to choke me. an...

Whats your pimps name? >> i dont know. >> see, thats why they dont get arrested, because all of a sudden, the girls get real stupid. >> after arresting this 17-year-old who offered an undercover officer intercourse for $60, hoffman tried to urge the teen to let her get her treatment. >> im going to call in an advocate. do you know what an advocate is? she has a program that will help you with school or, you know, just talk you to about your family life or lack of family life or -- do you -- you ...