left no forwarding address. good evening. i'm meteorologist domenica davis with an update on the winter storm hitting the country. we are looking at blizzard warnings that continue through northern illinois and the northwestern part of indiana. we are looking at whiteout conditions through chicago where over a foot of snow has fallen. winter storm warnings extend all the way through new england. we are seeing heavy snow right now through the great lakes. this is all great lake-effect snow that will be coming down for the next couple of hours before this starts to fizzle out after midnight. the snow is moving off to the

east, and we'll see snow move in to the new england area after midnight. new york is starting to get in on some light snow, and that will continue until about four income the morning before it switches over to rain and sleet. so it will be a slippery commute. here is how it pans out on futurecast. by tomorrow morning, we're looking at snow through new england and a rain/snow mix through new york. that will all clear out by monday evening with over a foot of snow in new england. now back to your regular programing. in the shadows of orlando, a magic kingdom where they give way to the concrete jungles of orlando and tampa, the business of sex for sale is booming. but one band of local police and prosecutors are fighting back. >> the message is clear. we're going to lock you up. welcome to polk county. >> aside from the fact that it's a public health problem. aside from the fact that it's morally corrupt, the reality is

these girls aren't choosing to do this on their own. tonight, msnbc goes undercover with the men and women of the polk county sheriff's office as they work to rescue girls and young women caught up in the underground sex trade, crack down on the men who buy and sell sex, and stop buys cold at the polk county line. >> sheriff, hands up. >> you know what county this is? polk county. >> life is miserable for using bad judgment in polk county. >> do you think that today will change your opinion about women who are sold online? >> today will change my life completely about everything. take a ride down florida's i-4 corridor and you will find

yourself in polk county, on the culture line between big city vices and smalltown values. >> we don't put up with any nasty business in this community. if you want the big city stuff, go to the big cities. >> y'all ready to do something? >> yes, sir. >> meet grady judd, sheriff of polk county. in 40 years on the job as a cop, he has waged a battle against vice crimes and human trafficking. >> we wear them out. >> to understand sheriff judd's values, it's important to know a little bit about the place where he was born and raised. 50 years ago, this stretch of central florida was a sleepy patch work of cattle ranches and citrus groves. then came a mouse, and with it, theme parks, millions of tourists, rapid development and ultimately the business of sex for sale. >> all of a sudden, we have new nude dancing establishment. we had massage parlors. i'm a young deputy during part of this time, and we start

fighting against this in this community. because, wait a minute, that's not the wholesome community that we wanted. >> from the outside, this may look like just another roadside oasis for wary travellers. but inside, deputies with the polk county sheriff's office are busy spinning a high-tech web to snare buyers and sellers of sex. >> this is the technology hub of the operation. you've seen all our internal cameras that we have put in place. what it allows us to do is see the hotel in different angles, see our undercovers. >> in the spring of 2013, our producer grace khan was granted access to a sting operation that will ultimately net more than 90 arrests for prostitution and pandering. >> our people expect us to enforce the law. period. >> state's attorney jerry hill has almost 30 years experience battling vice in central florida. >> i don't think you ever just send a signal by busting one job or doing one sting.

i don't believe that sends a message. i think it's a repetitive consistent course of conduct. that makes for the sake of argument people say maybe we want to go into a neighboring area, but we really don't want to do business in polk county. >> most everybody has already done this. most of you know what to do. >> it is a little after 5:00 p.m. when lieutenant ward takes the lead in the trenches, briefing undercovers and takedown teams on the protocol for tonight's operation. >> the most important thing is, if you have someone coming on the hook, make sure we got it on this board. >> male undercovers troll the internet looking for sex ads on websites like back page. >> this is the ad right here, this girl. >> inviting women to visit the hotel and provide sex for money. >> hey, are you doing out calls tonight? >> meanwhile, female undercovers pose as sellers of sex. posting their own ads online to

lure unsuspecting johns into the trap. >> i'm tall. blonde hair, blue eyes. >> ideally, undercovers will attempt to make the deal for sex on the phone before the subjects even arrive. >> for you, i'll do, if you drive a little bit further, i'll do like, 75. i have someone on the way now. he, i posted an ad on to backpage.com and he responded to one of my ads. i have charges on him. half an hour. a hundred dollars. >> what's up, girl? >> meanwhile, this male undercover also has an unsuspecting mark on the line. >> can we have fun stuff or what? >> i responded to an ad for an escort. she goes by the name of black magic. she goes, how much time do you want. i said 30 minutes. i said how much is 30 minutes? she said $130. you have charges? >> yes, sir. >> with charges in place, black magic goes up on the board along with the john and the team prepares for their arrival.

>> it's crazy. they'll come. there are periods where there are two and three people coming at the same time. >> outside the hotel, officers keep watch for the subjects and relay details when they arrive. >> got a white male just pulled in with a nissan altima, with a roof rack on it. >> hey, are you here? >> an unsuspecting john is the first to arrive. >> did you get my text? i sent you the room number. >> he makes contact with the undercover. she gives him the room number and tries to calm his jittery nerves. >> yeah, no. it's cool. it's not a big deal. he said that he was a student. and that he had never done this before. so he's, you know, trying to portray himself as like, he's wanting to try something new that he has never done this. >> if you want anything like, you know, if you want anything like real crazy, it is a little bit extra. but we can talk about that. >> so you think this is a first timer possibly? >> we'll see. i don't know. some of them can play the game really well. >> nervous john makes his way up to room 207. unaware that his every move is

being observed and recorded bit polk county sheriff's office. after some small talk about sex, he hands over $100 to the undercover. >> all right. go ahead. >> sheriff deputies move in and rain on his parade. >> oh, my god. please, please. i can't, no -- this is -- please. >> do you have anything on you that we need to know about? >> no, no. >> narcotics, guns, weapons? >> no, i'm so scared. >> the first man in custody is 31-year-old vinnie gonzalez. to sheriff judd he is case number 19018. >> welcome to polk county. this is what we do with folks who violate the law in the county. we hook them up, take them to jail. >> another one bites the dust. vinny is hustled across the

hallway for processing while deputies reset the trap. >> all right, she is out. she is walk up to the front door, black female, long hair, white shirt, khaki shorts. >> once again, the unsuspecting woman is documented as she makes her way up to the date in room 207. the undercover has already secured charges against her. as soon as she takes his cash. sheriff's deputies move in for the arrest. >> okay, go. >> oh my god. >> this 26-year-old woman we will call samantha is more than 600 miles away from her home in north carolina. with only $3 in her pocket, she is now broke and busted. tonight's operation has only >> tonight's operation has only just begun and police have two in custody. before the night is over, they will be joined by many, many more.

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on the outskirts of orlando, florida, a man pulls off the highway and heads into a hotel. he makes his way up to a room in search of sex for sale. but instead, he soon finds himself in handcuffs and bound for the polk county jail. >> you know. i told him what my name was and he introduced himself as vinny. >> 31-year-old vinny concalves tells police that this is his first time buying sex. they suspect he is either lying or extremely unlucky. >> did he sound like he was a first-timer? >> i don't know. he wasn't as experienced as some are. i don't know if that would be his first time. he seemed very, very nervous and

unsure of like how things are supposed to go down. it's possible. >> i'm sorry. >> the nervous young man is cooperative, but not exactly forthcoming. >> i was just killing time. i'm staying up here to go to school. and i'm staying in my motor home. and i just wanted to go for a drive and just to see. i didn't -- >> you are just interested in regular sex. >> well, i thought i was going to -- i don't know. i've never done this before. i'm completely not lying. i swear to god. >> i believe you. >> and i saw an ad online. and i just read it, and i called the number. and i really didn't even think anybody was going to answer and i was like, i'll just go see. i mean i -- >> you brought a hundred bucks. you had to expect something. >> i wasn't a hundred percent sure. she said a half an hour. half an hour and -- >> what were you wanting for a hundred bucks? >> i wasn't, honestly sure what to expect. i wasn't really planning on

having actual sex, no, i was not. >> what kind of sex were you planning on having? >> i thought i would get a massage and i don't know what else it would have entailed. i honestly did not. i wasn't sure. >> vinnie may or may not have been sure what $100 can buy on backpage. but one thing is for sure, he just bought a one-way ticket to jail. >> it's made to look glamorous. you're going to sneak away from your wife. and you're going to come here and do something a little naughty and then you're going to go back to your normal life. that's not the way it is at all. and the state of florida has a very liberal public records law. if you get arrested, you're going to be a public record for the rest of your life. >> with vinnie in the cooler, investigators turn now to the female in custody. 26-year-old samantha. among her effects, they find condoms, vaseline and a box cutter. >> why would someone carry a box cutter? >> personal protection.

>> what were you using it for? >> for pain and [ bleep ]. >> companionship, company. >> you didn't discuss, i would do anything, just not anal. you didn't say anything like that. tell me more about that. >> i'm here to keep you company. that's things i won't do. >> you shouldn't be out here doing this anyway, you know this, right? it's dangerous. >> samantha is less than forth coming with the police. but she does tell our producer she's been selling herself since she was a child. >> i've been doing this since, like i said, about 13, 12. you work by yourself? >> yes. >> so there is no guy looking for you right now? i saw a guy in the hallway. >> no. not mine. he's not with me. >> really? >> samantha insists she is operating independently, despite the fact she is more than 600

miles from home with only $3 in her pocket. >> so you're doing this by choice? >> i'm not being forced to do anything. >> you're not? >> no. >> really? and you got $3 in your purse. you're choosing to do this. do you know girls who choose to do this? because it's, what? a good way to make a living? >> i don't know nobody else's reasons. >> if you're been doing this since you were 12, you say did you that by choice? >> no. >> no, didn't think so. >> samantha reveals that for years she was molested by a relative. at 16, pregnant with his baby. she ran away from home. sadly, it's an all too common tale for women working in the underground sex trade. >> this is a tough life. yes or no? >> i mean, life isn't easy. >> there's nothing that you want to rewrite?

in terms of your life or if you had choices when you were 12? >> i mean, that was the situation i was in back there. >> and you don't think that situation has anything to do with you sitting here now? >> it may. >> most of the women that i've interviewed that have been trafficked had something terrible happen to them when they were still a child. i definitely think there is some kind of relationship between the two. this is not the life you chose for yourself at 12, is it? >> no. >> samantha's can door offers us a unique opportunity for us to engage the would-be john in the holding pin, and show him the painful reality that often lies just behind the smiles of women who sell themselves online. >> this young lady over here is caught in the opposite situation. do you know how most of the girls, do you have any empathy for girls who end up selling themselves. you think they do it by choice? >> i don't know. >> you don't know?

have you ever given it any thought? do you think those girls that you're looking at are making career choices? >> no. >> why do you think they're doing it? would you sell yourself for $100 for a half an hour? >> no. >> what does that tell you about somebody if they are selling themselves on-line to complete strangers. >> it's not good. >> you wake up every morning and you have choices to make. the deeper message is if you engage in this conduct, you're engaging in human trafficking. and that's not acceptable. >> so polk county has no sympathy for the johns who come here to buy. >> zero. zero sympathy. and you will see that in this operation. >> will that give you something to think about the next time you're curious and you go on backpages. >> definitely. >> has there been a lesson learned here? >> a big one. >> what happened when you were younger? >> i was sold.

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anything? >> i promise, you will not be disappointed. >> after two quick arrests in afternoon, detectives brace themselves for what will soon be a very busy evening. >> following a long day at work this 26-year-old man, juan malo is looking to blow off some steam with someone he thinks is a woman for hire. but unfortunately for mr. malo, she is an undercover top and he is now under arrest. >> do you have anything on you we need to know about guns, weapons. >> no. just here for the sex. i told her. >> okay, that's fine. >> police hustle mr. malo across the hall for processing and quickly reset the trap. >> gordon's got one here now and danielle's got one. >> he's got one here too. >> oh okay. >> with multiple subjects on the way, the investigation begins to take on the dynamics of an air traffic control tower. >> you may have a couple on top of each other. hispanic females in the door and

this white male right behind her. >> oh, this will be interesting. >> getting on the elevator together. >> the hallway is suddenly crowded with players in the cat and mouse game. the woman senses something is not right and she turns back toward the exit. but the male is unwilling to leave without getting what he came for. >> go out there and grab her. >> police have enough evidence for charges on the woman so they apprehend her in the hallway. while the female undercover makes a deal for sex with the john in the room. >> show me your hands. do you have anything illegal? put your hands behind your back. >> 21-year-old mohammed ahmed hales from the suburbs of chicago. he tells police he is in florida with his wife, celebrating their honeymoon. >> where does she think you're at? >> she was sleeping. i told her i was leave for just a little bit. i looked on-line and -- i promise it won't happen again.

>> apparently he told her he was just going to go out for a little bit. when we were in there talking, he asked if i would be there all week. i said yes. he said i'll be coming to see you all week, then. >> ahmed is shuttled across the hall for processing when his cell phone begins to ring nonstop. >> my wife is calling. may i please answer it? >> no. >> oh, my god, she's going to be -- >> you're an adult, right? you're a grown man? are you? okay, stop crying. >> on the other end, his bride is all alone in a hotel room, wondering where her new husband is. circumstances there any way i could just call her? >> be quiet. >> once ahmed is processed and formally charged, he is allowed to contact his wife. >> i'm with police right now. i just wanted to let you know, please be safe, okay. no, no, i'm not done. i need to let her know. don't talk. i said, don't talk to my mom. >> meanwhile, beat goes on.

>> i should have a male in the parking lot now. >> once again they have two more targets on the way up. >> there is a female that just came in the door, just got dropped off. >> he is walking up to the front doors now. >> you got charges? yeah, well, you've got them both here. they're gong elevator together. >> oh, boy. >> coming down the hallway. >> we had two show up at the same time again, a male and a female. they stood there talking to each other for a while. >> police have charges on the male but not the female. >> get prepared. once again they need to carefully and quickly choreograph their arrests. >> we open the door, bring the female in, we didn't have charges on her yet and the male took off down the hallway. >> go get him. >> as soon as she got in the door, they ran down the hall and grabbed him because we had charges on him. >> this 36-year-old is arrested and stashed quietly in the

command room while the undercover makes a deal with the female in the room next door. as soon as she agrees to $100 for an hour of sex she is arrested. 24-year-old jacqueline press is more than 1400 miles from her home in lubbock, texas. this is her fourth arrest for prostitution. she tells police she's been in the life since age 15. >> jacqueline, do you know the series "sex slaves in america" on msnbc with natalie morales? >> yes. >> have you seen it? >> yes. >> what have you seen? >> a lot of the sex trafficking with the john. >> do you think it is a problem in this country? >> yes. >> and you know that firsthand, right? why are you here tonight? >> trying to get some money and trying to live, i guess. >> do you have kids? >> yes. >> how many kids? >> two. >> jacqueline claims she was first trafficked as a teenager back in texas when her mother traded her to a local pimp in

exchange for drugs. >> a lot of stuff happened when i was younger. >> what happened? >> i was sold. >> you were sold -- what do you mean you were sold? >> sold my by mother to a pimp. >> your mom sold you to a pimp? >> yes. >> how old were you? >> 15. my mother got drugs for me and gave me to that guy, for the drugs. >> did you have to -- when you were 15, did you have to turn that money over to the pimp? >> mm-hm. >> all of it? >> mm-hm. >> you didn't keep any of it? how much money do have you now? >> none. >> how does that work? >> i don't know. >> jacqueline insists she is not under the control of a pimp, but she cannot account for the fact that she is more than 1400 miles from home with no money. so are you keeping any money? or are you handing it over to somebody? >> i'm keeping my money. >> are you? then why don't you have any? >> i don't have any money on me.

yeah, i have money. i don't have money on me. >> jacqueline is remarkably candid. yet she seems almost numb to the reality of what her young life has become. >> you seem like you are so over it. >> yeah, i mean, over the years, after doing it for some many years, you get over it. >> but do you really get over that trauma? >> not over the trauma but, you know -- >> you try not to think about it. >> yes. >> are you going to get out? >> yeah. because i know definitely this is not what i want to do for life. but you know, it just gets me by. that's about it. >> you drove that girl up here to commit an act of prostitution. you know and i know what she was coming up here to do.

hi, i'm richard lui with your top stories. the chicago area is taking a pounding. already 15 inches is on the ground in some areas, and the snow is expected to keep falling

for several more hours. the conditions are causing serious travel troubles as well. more than 1500 flights have already been canceled. most of those from chicago o'hare airport there are thousands of people without power in illinois and indiana. the secret service has arrested a man who climbed a bicycle rack outside the white house grounds sunday. he is being charged with unlawful entry. while official says it is unlikely he would have gotten on to the grounds, they're take nothing chances after a series of security incidents including the crash of a small drone last week. and a family lawyer says singer bobby brown is at his daughter's bed site. bobbi kristina brown remains in a coma after being found unresponsive in a bathtub. three years ago her mother died under similar circumstances. now back to msnbc undercover. >> on a warm night in central florida, investigators with the polk county sheriff's office are

working undercover, advertising sex for sale. >> what you looking for? hour, half hour? >> about 10:45 p.m. when this undercover gets a call back from a would-be john. >> do what? >> he says he's in the parking lot and he wants her to come down and meet him in his car. >> i know, but i'm feeling like i'm putting my business out there. i'm walking outside, me with some dude in a car, you know what i mean? that just makes me nervous, you know what i'm saying? you can come to my room. if you don't like it, then you can leave. like, you don't have to stay. >> from their positions outside, police watch the man exit his vehicle and enter the hotel. >> he is walking toward the front door now. he is fixing to enter the building. inside, surveillance cameras follow the man into the lobby. but he does not go up to the room. instead, he places yet another call to the undercover asking her once again to meet him downstairs. >> so, i mean, are you saying you come up to my room like after i talk to you in the lobby?

like, what, i don't understand. i feel like you're wasting my time. like, what are you wanting? >> police are not inclined to let the man dictate the terms of this deal, nor do they want to possibly blow their cover by making a scene in the lobby. instead they keep eyes on him and wait for him to make the next move. >> he is still hanging out on the first floor there. but they have charges on him. if he goes to leave, we can take him off. >> outside, police prepare for the subject to possibly slip out the back door. it seems he may have discovered that he's being watched and he's beginning to get spooked. >> the guy that is in the lobby told the uc he ain't going to jail and he ain't going to go now. >> as if on cue, the man gets up and makes tracks for a side exit. >> there he is. there he is. he's come together car. >> but police are lying in wait. >> sit up. bring your foot in. stand up. >> 40-year-old corchi is a native of morocco.

like tonight, like others, he will call the polk county jail home. >> hi, is this amanda? >> meanwhile, a male undercover is working on booking a date with a very young looking woman who goes by amanda. >> is to you in the pictures, first of all. >> amanda agrees to $100 for half an hour of sex and tells the undercover she is on the way. >> got one here. got one here. oh, she says she is coming up now. >> at first glance, amanda appears to be very young, possibly even a juvenile. >> if i heard right, she agreed for sex. >> as soon as she commits to the deal and takes the cash, sheriff's deputies move in for the arrest. >> go ahead, take her. >> take it. >> a quick look at amanda's id tells investigators that she is not a juvenile. she's 20 years old and more than 1200 miles away from her home in upstate new york.

investigators quickly turn their attention to the car that delivered her to the hotel. >> sheriff's office. hands up. >> the man behind the wheel is 36-year-old quinton pittman. police suspect he may be amanda's pimp. >> they are bringing him to the side door now. edison is bringing him to the side door. >> pittman is brought inside for processing. >> how old are you, again? >> 20. >> okay. >> police interview amanda but she is reluctant to talk, especially when her suspected pimp is pulled into the processing room. >> who is this guy that came up here with you? >> he just dropped me off. >> he just dropped you off? how do you know him? >> i really don't. >> you don't know him? what's his name. >> he just gave me a ride. >> what's his name? >> i don't know. >> amanda insists that quinton is just a stranger who gave her a ride. but quinton tells a different story. >> when did you first meet her? >> friends for a long time.

>> how long have you known her? >> neighbors. >> you're neighbors? >> yeah. >> what is the reason for coming up here today? >> she said she had a date. >> a date? >> she just said hey, give me a ride. i got a date at a hotel room. >> slowly but surely, he implicates himself, admitting to police that he drives amanda to dates in exchange for what he calls gas money. >> so are we safe to say that we knew she was coming up here, you knew she was coming up here to commit prostitution? >> i just want to know what i'm charged with. >> it's deriving proceeds from prostitution. and that's a felony. you drove that girl up here to commit an act of prostitution, you knew -- >> unknowingly. >> no, not unknowingly. not unknowingly. >> you can check my record. >> your record has nothing to do with this. it has absolutely nothing to do with this. you are a smart guy. you know and i know what she was coming up here to do. >> have a seat in one of those empty chairs.

>> quintone is placed in the holding room to await transport to jail. meanwhile, in the room next door, our producer grace reaches out to amanda to learn more about her. >> see, now have you your whole life ahead of you. what are you doing caught up in this sting operation? you're smarter than this. >> amanda says she was recently working in a coffee shop and attending community college in upstate new york. but she dropped out. >> how did you end up here? >> just left. >> there are people who can help you. organizations who can help you. more and more people know about it. i know you don't want to say anything because he is in the next room. but i know right now in this moment, it feels like set scariest thing, or that you love him -- >> no. >> do you think he loves you? >> no. >> you don't think he loves you? >> no. it's nothing like that. >> oh. than what is it? >> i don't know him. >> really? you don't know him at all?

>> no. >> like so many young women in her predicament, amanda is unwilling to admit anything about the man who is under arrest for pimping her out tonight. >> i don't know him. >> even when in custody, women like amanda are more afraid of upsetting their pimps than going to jail. >> so you're saying that you drove her as a favor? >> she had a date. i gave her a ride. >> she told you she had a date? >> that's what she said. they are calling me a pimp and i don't even have a criminal record. it is what it is. >> if you stay here, he will use you and use you. until you're all done. go home, if you can. isn't there somebody in some relative can you call? nobody? what some people often fail to appreciate is that the fact that for many young women like

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>> 36. >> are you married? >> yes. >> so why -- have you done this before? have you been on backpages before? >> no. i thought it is a massage. >> would you be surprised to know that every guy i talked tonight has said the same thing? are you the one guy telling the truth? what is your wife going to say? does she know you're doing this? >> yes, i go to massages. even while i'm in dallas, i go to massages. >> in dallas. where in dallas do you go for massages? do you also go on backpages in dallas to get massages? >> i google and whatever comes up close by, and, you know, if it is coming out like, you know, cheap. so i go for a massage. >> so when you look at the pictures online, gopa, and you see naked ladies there and ladies with their butt hanging out and their boobs hanging out, did you see the words "deep tissue" in that ad? >> no. >> are you going to be straight with me? >> yeah. >> really? i'm giving you one more chance. >> i wish i had a lie detector

which i can prove it to you. >> okay. are these the typical guys? that come to sex operations like this? do they differ in any way? do they vary in any way? >> they have their own reasons. we even got a guy tonight that was on his honeymoon. i don't understand that. i don't understand any of it. >> mohamed, is it true you're here on your honeymoon? where does your wife think you are? she is probably really worried. >> in fact, mohamed's wife was worried enough to file a missing person's report with the local police. >> have you ever bought a girl before? today? is this a habit that you have that you're trying to break? can you tell me why you're on backpages tonight? are you going to do this again, mohamed? >> never. >> perhaps the most candid account tonight comes from 26-year-old juan malo.

>> this is just completely my fault. i mean -- >> who admits to seeking sex for sale as a release from the stress of work and a troubled relationship with his girlfriend. >> so why were you on backpages today? >> i was just so stressful. we got into a fight last night. i was just so stressful today. i drove all day. going from one client to another. and it was just -- >> so this would be your treat to yourself? >> kind of sort of. >> what do you think she is -- how do you think she is going to react when she finds out? >> she's going to leave me. >> why did you feel like you had to go to backpages? >> we broke up last year. and i went away for a couple of months.

we started talking on the phone again. and i told her i was going to come back and make it work. >> like the other men in custody tonight, juan says that this is his first foray into the world of sex for sale. but our producer, grace khan, remains skeptical. >> so you say you went on backpages for the first time today? >> yeah. >> are you telling the truth? >> i swear to god i'm telling the truth. that's why i don't believe this. i can't believe it. >> you must have looked at the ads before. >> yeah. i looked at them, yeah. i looked at them. but i just -- i was like -- yeah, whatever. you know. >> you just never had the nerve? >> yeah. just never, never -- never had to do this.

or you know. >> can i ask you, do you know what human trafficking is? >> yeah. >> do you think the girls out here are doing it on their own? >> some of them are, obviously. some others are not, obviously. i mean, i'm nobody to judge. yeah, maybe they -- they are going through worse things and that's the only thing that they -- >> would you let a man have sex with you ten times a day? >> no. absolutely not. >> do you think that would be an enjoyable way to make your living? >> no. but yeah, when you put it that way, yes, of course, i mean -- of course it is not easy. that's something that's not -- >> would that change your opinion about buying sex if you knew that the girl you are buying sex from was raped by her father at age four.

>> yeah. >> would that change your mind about how you view the girls on backpages? >> obviously, it is just, when you think about it like -- like that girl could be -- it is -- it is somebody's daughter and somebody's sister. yeah. it is -- it's -- it's sad. it is just -- >> do you think that today will change your opinion about women who are sold on-line? >> today will change my life completely about everything. and yes. >> you're never going to do this again, are you? >> absolutely not. >> there's no drugs. there is nothing. >> then why are you here? are you grocery shopping?

>> why do you think all these guys are here? >> i don't know. s you earn cashn you buy and again as you pay. that's cash back twice. it's cash back with a side of cash back. the citi double cash card. the only card that lets you earn cash back twice on every purchase with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay . with two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided.

go to the post office again.

the white male pulled in. parked over by the trucks and stuff. he is walking in the front door right now. >> it's after midnight and the polk county sheriff's police are making their final arrests of the night. 44-year-old timothy poifr is the sixth and final john snagged in tonight's operation. >> what were you looking for. >> just a bad day, i guess, i was just looking for a good part of the day. >> how much were you willing to pay. >> $100. >> $100? >> yes, sir. >> for what? what were you getting in exchange for $100. >> i guess i am i don't know. >> what? >> i guess i'm not 1 hundred% sure. >> was sex involved in that. >> i don't know that. i honestly -- i'm not sure. >> what do you mean, you are not sure.

what would the possibilities be? >> i suppose that could be one of them. >> although married with children, poifr admits to police this is not his first time buying sex. >> was this going to be unprotected or protected sex. >> protected. >> did you bring any protection with you. >> i did not, no. >> haugh? >> i do not, no. >> you don't know, or you do not. >> i do not, no. do not. >> what were you going to do if she did not have any. >> probably not going to do that. >> did you use any drugs today. >> no, sir. i'm nervous, i've never been in this predicament before. little nervous and scared right now. >> like most men caught in this compromising position, the john's demeanor is one of shame and contrition. >> i can tell you i will not fine myself sitting here ever again. it's a very embarrassing situation. and i certainly will not find myself in this seat again. >> do you have a daughter? >> i do.

>> is she an older one, the teenager? >> no. she's the young snooes the youngest. well, i'm sure you won't be back here again. >> no, ma'am, i will not. >> i don't understand nothing. >> the only exception to that rule tonight is 40-year-old ismail. >> i know is i'm here i'm getting arrested and getting read my rights. >> okay. you don't know why you're here. >> i am getting read my rights. i -- there is no drugs. there is nothing. i'm just -- you know. >> although police have him on the phone making a deal for sex with a female uncover, this native of morocco insists he has done nothing wrong. >> you took your phone, you dialed a number. >> okay. >> you made a date with a girl to buy sex. >> no. >> oh, what were you doing then? >> no. >> what were you doing then?

if you weren't dialing the number and calling an uncover officer to have sex, then what were you doing ismail. >> no, no, no. >> you are a smart man. >> i'm smart man. >> are you educated? you seem educated. >> there is nothing about sex that was discussed with anybody. >> then why are you here? were you grocery shopping. >> no >> so everybody just jumped out and got you for nothing. forget about what never happened. what is your excuse for being here? what is my excuse for this? >> what who dialed the phone. >> who made the date? who did i hear on the phone call. why do you think all these guys are here. >> i don't know. >> we are going to have to take a group and get them out of here. we are going to.grab up they are party work, their property, we'll have a van pull up to the side door, walk them downstairs to the van load them in the van. >> this is a successful night. >> so far, so good.

we've had operation where is we've gotten in four or five days, 30, 40, we had one where we got 89. it depends. this is about, unfortunately, it's starting to be the norm. we've had several that as soon as they find out what county this is, they say, you know, we are not coming to poke county. they know not to come here. but there is still a ton of them that obviously do. >> do you know what county this is. >> what county is it? >> polk county. >> oh. >> do you know about polk county. >> i heard about it. >> very serious. >> don't got to worry about me coming back. >> first thing that's going to happen. they are going to jail. next thing that's going to happen is they are going to read about themselves in the paper of widest circulation in the county. then they are going to get to come to depositions or hearings or motions repeatedly at the courthouse. life is miserable. life is miserable for using bad

judgment in polk county. >> all i saw tonight were little girls with like not horrifying story. all their stories were horrifying. >> yes. >> one girl, jacqueline, her mother sold her to a pump for drugs at 156789 another girl admitted she had been incested at the age of 9. got pregnant at 16 and her mother didn't believe her. there has to be a relationship between that trauma and being sold for sex? >> it definitely appears so. it's sad. to me it is a sad comment on society nowadays. it seems like the family system is broken down and we just see a lot more of this. a lot of people look as prostitution as a victimless crime. it's not. >> anyone who thinks that is involved in archaic thinking. aside from the fact that it is a public health problem. aside from the fact that it's morally corrupt, the reality is these girls aren't choosing to

do this on their own. they are scared. they don't have any place to go. they don't know where their next meal is coming from. but for the grace of god, that could be my daughter. and why haven't we stood up together, united, and said, no more? we wear them out. >> tonight's operation is just the first round of a four-day sting that will ultimately net 90 individuals, including 12 pumps, a juvenile, and a youth minister who came looking to buy sex from a 14-year-old girl. >> it's scary. and if you're naive enough to think it's just here, you're wrong. we dig it out here. so it's what kinds of community do you want? what kinds of community do you want to live? do you want to raise your children in? here's my warning, and it's not new. if you come here to violate the law, we're going to put new jail. and if we don't get you this time, we'll catch you next time.

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