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The 8 News Now Investigators obtained information on seven of the 70-plus men arrested during a sex trafficking operation run by Metro police's vice squad during the week of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Authorities report that everyone who was brought into custody as part of the operation believed that they were going to meet a child for sex.
After the successful sex trafficking crackdown last week, Las Vegas police said plans to combat sex trafficking during the Super Bowl will be announced soon.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police conducted a massive sting operation that resulted in the arrest of over 70 individuals reportedly attempting to meet minors for sex. During the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the LVMPD conducted an anti-sex-trafficking operation that yielded impressive results for one of the department's highest priorities.
One of three men convicted in a 2019 armed robbery and sexual assault in Providence was sentenced to 32 to 52 years behind bars, the Rhode Island Attorney General's office announced.