FBI: 69 child prostitutes found in US crackdown

More than five dozen child prostitutes have been found in the US in the last three days as part of a nationwide crackdown on the sexual exploitation of children, the FBI said Monday.

FBI spokesman Jason Pack said 69 children were removed from prostitution and 99 suspected pimps were arrested in 40 cities across 30 states and the District of Columbia. Authorities arrested 785 other adults on a variety of state and local charges, Pack said. (AP)