in a city that prides itself on anything goes, tens of millions flock to las vegas, a destination of dreams. >> we are in sin city right now. >> where fantasy meets reality. and then some. but beyond the bright lights and big-busted women live the broken lives of high-class call girls. >> we lie and say we love what we do. we sell the fantasy. >> tonight, msnbc goes along with the pd, as they crack down

on the predators that fuel the fantasy of the happy hooker. drawing a hard line on those who benefit from the illegal sale of women and trafficked girls. >> let's be real about it. it's a slave trade. >> he beat me so bad that both my eyes were almost shut. yelling at me, screaming at me, "this is pimping, bitch." pleasure seekers from around the globe converge on this iconic strip, las vegas, known as the city where literally, anything goes. >> this is fantasy land. it's a place where you can come and be sexually free, drink all

night long. it's 24/7. never closes down. get any elicit drug that you would like and basically gamble your life away. >> the city's tourism agency promises what happens in vegas stays in vegas. and every year, tourists and conventioners spend billions pursuing their personal pleasures. >> you can basically do anything you want. what can't you get here? that's what i say. you're going to be in a market where everything is for sale. >> including humans. >> humans are very much for sale here. >> to experience vegas in full bloom, msnbc attended the adult expo, the world's largest porn convention. >> we are in sin city right now. >> it's not for the faint of heart. every january, 25,000 vendors, performers and gawkers converge here, to romp around and take the pulse of america's thriving

culture of commercial sex. thousands of men fly in from all over the world for pressure one on one time with their favorite porn star. >> hi, how are you? >> our producer attended the expo to see how the commercial sex industry has evolved in the age of the internet. >> why are you guys in vegas today? tell me what the point is of being in vegas. >> vegas say it's a promotional company, and we search the best bottoms in north america. we do booty pageants. >> your job, you come down from canada, and you travel around the country to look for the best bottom? >> yes. >> and how does one go around the world looking for people's butts? >> we host a contest in clubs, trade shows. it's the crowd that judges whose bottom is the best.

>> does your mother know you're doing this? >> yes. she owns a pair of the underwear, actually. >> booty contests are little league, compared to some of the other businesses on display here. by far and away, the most popular booth is a website connecting members to more than 1,000 live models who will chat, strip and play for you live via webcam. >> it's a live streaming website. we have a lot of fun, and we get naked and play games. >> yup. >> the website demonstrates just how aggressively the sex industry has evolved with the rise of the internet. instead of passively watching porn, one can now get a perso l personalized experience, where the viewer directs it. >> best part, i work with her. >> best part, we get paid to have sex.

>> they give attendees a live show frenzied men seem to be on the verge of a break down. >> you look like you're having a good time. >> i am. >> do you come every year? >> yeah. >> what's the fun of coming here? >> the tits and the ass. >> basically the one and the two. >> yeah. >> what is it that you find so appealing? and what are you going to do with this video? >> oh, nothing. >> so do you see sights you don't see elsewhere? >> yeah. >> like what? like this? >> here's a prime example. girls put on a great show. >> if they one on one webcam fantasy falls short, men can hire a personal exhibitionist at sexy jobs.com. >> how old are you? >> 21. >> you look like you're 18. >> i've been doing porn since i

was 18. >> really? since you were 18? >> yup. >> what is sexy jobs.com? >> it's a social networking site for porn. the equivalent of monster. you can hire a naked maid, a masseu masseuse, an export or just hire a really hot girl to take pictures of. >> are there really men in america who want to hire a naked maid? >> yeah, actually. all over the place. there are men who work in the government who hire girls to take sexy photos of. it's really more common than you'd expect. >> what do you think about people who actually sell sex, versus just being naked? >> i just wish that some people would be safer with it. in the escorting world, it's rare to find safe sex. that's all on the individual. each girl decides what she's comfortable with, what her own feeling is on that.

>> have you ever been a prostitute? >> all the time. >> do you worry all this sex is inviting more human trafficking or, you know -- >> no. i think that's a dichotomy. porn girls aren't different than regular girls, except they like to have sex openly. human trafficking takes place in areas where people don't have freedoms and can't stand up for themselves. lucky we're in a country where we can. >> while most consider vegas's free for all to be fun and games, a former call girl warns there is a dark side. >> even though you might not see bars or chains on their feet, they're in slavery of their pimps. i believe vegas is the crown jewel. that's why this is the place where the best girls are. prettiest girls.

the youngest girls. there's pimps out there that will kill girls and hurt them. that's why i do this. i'm fighting for them, and i want them to be free. ♪ i'll stand by you yeah! yeah. so, that's our loyalty program. you're automatically enrolled. and the longer you stay, the more rewards you get. great. oh! ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ won't let nobody hurt you isn't there a simpler way to explain the loyalty program? yes. standing by you from day one. now, that's progressive. if you can't put a feeling into words, why try? at 62,000 brush movements per minute,

philips sonicare leaves your mouth with a level of clean like you've never felt before. innovation and you. philips sonicare. ♪ roundup has a sharp-shootin' wand ♪ ♪ just point and shoot, and weeds are gone ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪ ♪ 'cause the only good weed is a weed that's dead ♪ ♪ roundup [ male announcer ] with a one-touch wand. [ whip cracks ] [ male announcer ] with a one-touch wand. creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum... smoothies! only from tums. wait, i can freeze my account. [touch tone] introducing freeze it, from discover. it allows you to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds if your card is misplaced. not here... ♪ and once you find your card, you can switch it right on again.

hey...you're back! [touch tone] freeze it, only from discover. get it at discover.com. and teriyaki. [bell rings] man, making commercials is boring. that's why you need xfinity. their cloud dvr lets me watch all my favorite shows anywhere. it's perfect for me because i do a lot of commercials. fast denim. comfortable fit. thanks, mama. that was me before dermasoap. parfum di edwards.

for men. with a personal dvr library you can take anywhere, xfinity is perfect for people on the road. in the whirlwind that is the ultimate vegas destination, the annual porn convention, men wander the maze of eye candy, seemingly in a sensory overload daze. >> i think they're scared to walk up to us. >> there is one booth that doesn't belong to the others. the naked truth ministry, led by a pastor. >> what is the naked truth, and why are you here, of all places in las vegas? >> number one, we're a church, and we're tired of doing the religion thing. as we read the bible, we feel that jesus might be in a place

like this. >> do you see a lot of need in las vegas? when you walk around and look at all of this? >> i think this is the product of losing parents. families splitting up. moms going this way and dads going this way, and the kids are left to raise themselves. we feel if we could friendly up to them, get them to trust us enough to give them their name and follow up on them, maybe they'll trust us enough to help them. >> this is what we do. this is hookers for jesus, to help women get out of prostitution that are with bad pimps. >> hookers for jesus does outreach for the ministry. it is run by a former high-dollar export. they work with women still in sex work. their goal, to give women a place to turn when they find themselves ready to get out. >> i see the person deep inside, and that person is a person that just wants to be loved. and that just needs to know

they're valued and that they are a person of worth. >> you're so beautiful. look at the dimples on your face. >> thank you. >> have you heard of the ministry? >> yeah. >> i used to be in the industry. i used to be an escort. >> annie feels a kinship with the women in the sex industry, as a former escort and survivor ofbeatings, rain andpe and abus >> i got out of it. my ex-pimp was beating me on a regular basis. i couldn't take it no more. >> annie has had a challenging life. that's why we like to put her in these places. a lot of these girls have to talk to someone that's been there. they look at us and go, you don't have a clue. when they see annie, they go, you know what it's like. we really like to use her in these situations.

>> here is women that are prostitutes, women that are escorts, strippers, from the brothels, porn stars. there's the johns that buy the girls, addicts, the porn producers, pimps, everybody from the sex industry. this is where everybody is meeting today, this week. we need to pray. >> the details of annie's 16 years in the vegas sex industry would horrify even the most experienced therapist. annie says she's just grateful to be alive and able to spread the message of redemption to other women in need. >> this is the industry that i've come from, lord, and i'm so thankful, thankful that you've brought me out and i'm safe. now, we are here to hook, help and heal ladies and men that are in the sex industry. in whatever way that we can, we just lay this whole day, lay this whole out reach at your feet, lord, and we thank you. >> every year, the bright lights and glamour draw thousands of

young women to the city's casinos and strip. the promise of fast cash can temporarily blind young minds to the dangers that go hand in glove with the business of sex. for the estimated 30,000 sex workers in vegas illegally selling themselves online or through agencies, annie says it's only a matter of time before a pimp tries to wedge himself in to take control of the girl. >> if you're selling your body, i don't care if you're independent or not, you're going to eventually meet your pimp. he is going to capture you, and he is going to abuse you. he's going to rape you and beat you into submission. >> where is your booth at? >> this single mom pays her bills by dancing on the side at one of vegas' 30 strip clubs. she tells annie about a pimp who is constantly trying to recruit dancers to his stable. >> my best friend has a pimp. [ bleep ] him. >> really? what does he do to her?

>> belittles her, tells her he's going to take her daughter from her. >> is it their daughter? >> no. >> that's not right. >> her daughter is 4. she's sober. >> do you know if he does that, it's kip ndnapping? >> i threatened to turn him into the police for everything he does. >> every night i look at the las vegas strip and i see the beautiful lights, i also see something deeper. i see someone almost dying. i see a girl in a beautiful casino, crying after she's turned her trick in the bathroom and trying to wash up. she's bleeding. okay? because she's turned so many tricks that her bottom is worn out. >> annie wants the public to know that the myth of the pretty woman movie is a lie. >> we are the best actresses because we fake every orgasm. we lie and say we love what we do. we lie and say, we love our

clients and, oh, honey, i'm falling in love with you. we sell the fantasy. >> as a former high-class escort who made $1,000 an hour, she was subjected to the same beatings and exploitation as a run away streetwalker working the strip. >> pimps will kill girls and help them. that's why i do this. i'm fighting for them. i want them to be free. i don't care if they quit. i just want them to know god loves them, and there is a support group. there is a sister hood that will wrap their arms around them and say, if you're ready to get out of this and start your own business, go to college, have a life and be normal again, away from these men abusing you, call us. we're ready for you. tell your friend that. >> there is probably thousands of women that want to get out at any time in vegas. if they could, they would. they just need to know that it's

available. and that it's safe. he beat me so bad that both my eyes were almost shut. kept yelling at me. the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. those diagnosed with cancer who explored their treatment options by getting a comprehensive second opinion at cancer treatment centers of america. call today or go online to schedule your second opinion here. learn more at cancercenter.com feel like a raging storm. i've tried laxatives, but my symptoms keep returning.

my constipation feels like a heavy weight that keeps coming back. vo: linzess can help. once-daily linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. linzess helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6, and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include, gas, stomach-area pain and swelling. bottom line, ask your doctor about linzess today. if you can't put a feeling into words, why try? at 62,000 brush movements per minute, philips sonicare leaves your mouth

with a level of clean like you've never felt before. innovation and you. philips sonicare. unbridled jealousy.ady for suspense. she's still there. new beginnings. goodbye. and sheer exhilaration. and sheer exhilaration. lock and load. roger. it's the event you don't want to miss. it's the summer of audi sales event. get up to $3000 bonus on select audi models now during the summer of audi sales event.

with adult players willing to spend billions, out of state pimps converge on vegas, bringing with them hundreds of exploited women. annie says it's a rigged game, one where women always lose. >> it might be choice in the beg beginning, but when you get in, there's no way out. >> in 1985, annie arrived in vegas. a fresh-faced blonde from minnesota. her handsome new boyfriend convinced her moving to vegas was their ticket to success. >> he totally encouraged me. he was, like, wow, you're so intelligent. you're going to make it in life. you're a businesswoman. i like you. he made me feel really special. made me feel like we were an elite couple. and that, you know, people should be jealous of us.

>> the once supportive boyfriend transformed the very first night she worked as a las vegas call girl. herrmann demanded that she hand over all her earnings. when she refused, he brutally beat her. >> he pulled me into the kitchen and slammed my head inside the cabinets, back and forth. and dragged me by my hair and shoved my face in dog feces. he told me, this is pimping, bitch. this is what we came for. you have to submit to me. >> annie tried herself to sleep. she said it was that moment she realized her boyfriend was a pimp, and he had been intended to prostitute her all along. from that point on, annie says she lived the life of a high-class call girl under the thumb of a brutal pimp. >> we had to date rich, white men. men that were international, oil

moguls, athletes, musicians, actors. the whole millionaire, billionaire genre. because that's las vegas. >> annie says her top-tier clients were willing to pay several thousand an hour. she estimates she made over $3 million in five years and every dollar went to her pimp. >> you bring the money hold to your daddy, your pimp. you lay it at his feet and say, look, daddy. look what i did. he pats you on the head, kisses you on the forehead. says, shower, we'll eat and you get more money for me. that's what the girls do. you don't surrender 11/3. you don't surrender 50%. you give them everything you make. >> many call prostitution, even

though it is illegal in vegas, a victimless crime. the belief is sin city's high-class hookers hold all the cards. survivors of the strip's escort services want the public to know theirs is a life of pure pain. whether girls are hustling high rollers, working the five-star casinos or pulling car dates along the track, annie says most women are sex slaves, pure and simple, with no way out. >> i had 13 friends that died so far, and they were all high-class escorts. so if this is so great, and if we're having such a great time, according to the ads and all the yellow pages, and what hollywood does to us, makes it look like this is a great and empowering lifestyle, tell me, where does the violence stop? >> for women who try to escape, vegas can be cruel. annie says with tens of thousands of dollars at stake

with each pretty girl, pimps work together to keep their women in line. when annie tried to run, her pimp made sure she would never try it again. >> there was one time that he kidnapped me and put me in a trunk. took me to a pimp slayier. six other pimps were there. cut all my hair off, stripped me nude. they call it serving. he beat me so bad that both my eyes were almost shut. broke my nose in several places. fractured my clavicle and my leg with a poker from a fireplace. iron poker. that was for about six or seven hours, kept yelling at me, "this is pimping, bitch." >> it's a slave trade. >> a 30 year veteran leads the

metro vice unit. her team is out every day, cracking down on those involved in vegas' illegal sex trade. >> let's be real about it, it's a slave trade. these pimps aspire to be respected within their culture. they sell women from one pimp to another. >> but it's not just the tyranny of the pimps that high-class call girls like annie face. inevitable, violent and twisted johns are also drawn to vegas, and its bounty of women for sale . annie said she's been beaten on more than one occasion by abusive skrjohns. she remembered one angry man who wanted his money back after he was too drunk and high to perform. he beat annie unconscious and stole her money. >> when i came to, he was

carrying me to the window. back then, the windows opened all the way. there's no restraint on them. there was no balcony. you open the window wide to throw me out the window. i basically clawed his eyes out. thank goodness for nails. annie said it took ten years before she was able to life for good. with the help of a local congregation, she formed her own ministry, hookers for jesus. their mission, to reach out to women who are trapped in the game and help them find a way out. >> put yourself in your shoes. you're at the lowest point in your life. man, i'm so tired. i left my pimp. i'm ready to get up. someone hands you, and you open the car and you're like, what is this, and what would it say in the card, oh, my gosh, god is watching out for me. we look for girls that are drowning in their depression, in the dark, dark, seedy lifestyle

of sex trafficking. the ones that want to get out. the ones that will grab that hook and say, help me. i'm drowning. >> now married to a member of a prominent christian rock band, annie is known as the god girl on the strip. it's an identity she embraces with pride. >> i used to have nightmares every night, trying to escape my pimp. trying to escape the john, the trick. trying to escape the rapist, you know? but as you get stronger, and as you reestablish yourself slowly in society, it starts to be a distant past, faded. you start to really believe in yourself again. ♪ melodic music in low tones. you're being arrested for so l -- soliciting for the purpose of prostitution.

advanced vehicle stability system in the industry... you'll ride with a feeling of complete freedom and confidence. visit your can-am spyder dealer and test drive one today. the new spyder f3. riding has evolved. the ready set summer sales event is on now. save up to $4000 and get a two-year warranty. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico could save them money on car insurance, right? you see the thing is geico, well, could help them save on boat insurance too. hey! okay...i'm ready to come in now. hello? i'm trying my best. seriously, i'm...i'm serious.

request to come ashore. geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. iand quit a lot,t but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq.

so i'm always looking to get more for my money. that's why i switched from u-verse to xfinity. they have the most free on demand tv shows and movies on all my devices. it's perfect for me because my kids are costing me a fortune. i'm going to cabo! ♪ don't settle for u-verse. xfinity is perfect for people who want more entertainment for their money. richard lui with the top stories. a scare at los angeles

airport when a plane headed for peru was forced to turn back after take off when smoke filled the cabin. officials say it was a defective food warmer in the galley that had smoke. 247 people on board, all fine. an emotional sunday service in charleston, south carolina, as the ame church, open for the first time since nine people were killed during bible study wednesday night. back to msnbc "undercover." in a city where prostitution is technically illegal, the business of selling sex is unabashed. but las vegas dpolice departmen says it's buyer beware. >> when men or women come here or visitors come here and they

think that las vegas has legalized prostitution, that's not further from the truth. >> it's early tuesday morning, and a vice unit is preparing for an undercover sting. >> two female officers posing as prostitutes. >> detective charlie directs the team to tropicana avenue, a prostitution track minutes from the strip, where pimps turn out the most vulnerable victims. >> truck lot, pros lutitution te as well. if you see the truckers, give us a heads up, especially if you have an eyeball on the parking lot and we have working girls in the parking lot. >> we are identifies girls as young as 12, 13, 14. >> a national expert on human trafficking says the notion of prostitution as a victimless crime offends her. >> many of the women involved in the life of prostitution become

victims of homicides. >> with everyone in place, department charlie sends the undercover officer, or uc, out as a decoy. after making a deal for sex, the female decoy will deliver the john to this motel. officers test surveillance equipment and get ready for arrests. >> you set? >> let us know when you're ready to go. >> it's up and going. >> these operations depend on the decoy's ability to play the part. >> you need to act like those girls that are out there on the track now. there is this demeanor that you should have out there, like, okay, this next date could be my last date. even though we're working in undercover capacity, you need to have that awareness. >> the operations that we do, very, very dangerous because that individual does not know that that's a cop. if there is an induction that he has in his mind that he's going

to abduct that girl, because he thinks she's a prostitute, we have to have those safety plans in place. >> we have the uc. she's almost to the corner. as is typical, when our uc exits the vehicle, it's usually 30 seconds to a minute, and she's approached just like that. >> as if on cue, the first catch of the day pulls up. >> she's up at the car. >> the man wastes no time and quickly makes a deal for sex. >> you want to park down here? >> the deal is down. she gave the signal, but it looks like he's going to park. >> you're going to have to follow him. he's in front of the business now. >> the decoy heads to the parking lot to meet the john, but perhaps sensing a setup, the truck drives off, causing detective charlie to order a chase. >> black and whites, jump out on it.

>> officers arrest the driver and haul him over to the paddy wagon, two blocks from the operation. >> what are you looking for? he goes, you. i said, you found me. what do you you? he said, [ bleep ] you in the ass. i said, it's $40. i said, come to my room. he said, well, why don't you get in and we'll go around the corner? i said, well, i just want to be safe and go in my place with my stuff. he said, okay, and continued through the lot. >> with one john cooling his jets in the police van, detectives send the decoy back on the track. >> uc is back at the corner. >> like shooting fish in a barrel, it takes just minutes before the decoy catches the interest of a curious well-dressed john. >> older white male is coming back, walking towards her now. >> the dapper john keeps his eye on the decoy, as she strolls up

the street and out of view of our cameras. >> he's just standing here. he can't see the uc, but now he's walking back. he's following. looks like he's going toward her. >> detectives listen closely to the radio, as the man starts selling the decoy on a familiar sob story. >> what are you offering? >> depends on what you want. >> he's talking to her. looks like they're trying to make a deal. >> it's clear to officers by his confidence and blunt manner that this is no first time john. >> really? >> oh, yeah. >> okay. >> i have $41. >> do i get a tip? all right. are you staying here? >> no. i live here. >> oh, you do? >> yeah. >> that's cool. >> she's not giving the signal, but i hear $40.

>> so for $40? >> yeah. >> all right. >> after agreeing to the deal, she leads the john to the hotel, where detectives lie in wait. >> she's walking north along the west side of the building. >> all right. they're coming up the south stairs. >> as the happy couple heads toward the room, lieutenant hughes and her team keep watch from the surveillance room. >> it's a very, very dangerous job. when you bring them in the room, you never know what switch is flipped in their head. now, they want to take the sex as opposed to paying for it. or they want something else that you didn't negotiate. now, your safety is compromised that way. >> they're at the door. >> behind closed doors, police prepare for the unexpected. they know all too well that

violent, predatory men come in all shapes and sizes. first time i've ever done this. >> that's not the first time i've heard that. you're not at all concerned? about what now? oh, i don't know. the apocalypse? we're fine. i bundled renter's with my car insurance through progressive for just six bucks more a month. word. there's looters running wild out there. covered for theft. okay. that's a tidal wave of fire. covered for fire. what, what? all right. fine. i'm gonna get something to eat. the boy's kind of a drama queen. just wait. where's my burrito? [ chuckles ] worst apocalypse ever. protecting you till the end. now, that's progressive. ♪ roundup has a sharp-shootin' wand ♪ ♪ just point and shoot, and weeds are gone ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪ ♪ 'cause the only good weed is a weed that's dead ♪

♪ roundup [ male announcer ] with a one-touch wand. [ whip cracks ] [ male announcer ] with a one-touch wand. food is my art. when we cook for someone, we are sharing a little bit of our soul. to life! and when we eat, we begin with our eyes. just as the beauty of the food entices you to try it, the beauty of the website should entice you to explore it. i am eric ripert and this is my squarespace. rheumatoid arthritis like me... and you're talking to a rheumatologist about a biologic, this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing humira for more than 10 years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation that

contrubutes to ra symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. talk to your doctor and visit humira.com this is humira at work. get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®.

this well-dressed man thinks he's about to have sex with an attractive, young blonde he just met on a busy vegas street. what he doesn't know is that she's actually an undercover metro police officer, and the $40 deal he has negotiated with her will buy him a date with the law. >> sit down. i have to go to the bathroom real quick. >> as the john locks the door behind him, officers move in for the arrest. >> hey, police. keep your panhands out of your pockets. turn around. just relax, okay?

palms together, please. >> meet 71-year-old raymond smith, a retiree living with his wife in vegas. >> the first guy was a walkup, seemingly nice. looked like everyone's grandpa. took him some courage to come up and talk to me. actually made three passes before he got the courage to talk. >> detectives march smith next doors to meet the lieutenant, who heads las vegas metro's human trafficking operations. >> this is a high crime area we're trying to beat down crime in this area because of the residents. making it a safer place for them. prostitution and narcotics is a big piece of the criminal element. >> this is the first time i've ever done this. >> that's not the first time i've ever heard that. okay? >> that's all i can tell you. it is. >> i hope that's the truth, and i hope it's the last time. all right? >> bust after bust, as police

agencies in cities across the country increasingly target the men who buy, the excuse johns often give is familiar. >> you try to pick up a prostitute. >> nope. >> wasn't you? >> i never buy the first time story. that might work for family and friends, but it doesn't work for a vice detective. >> with over 30 years under her belt, lieutenant hughes knows all too well the human misery fueled by the demand for cheap sex. she reserves her sympathy for the shattered lives of those forced to sell themselves, not for the buyers like smith. >> we're dealing with some very, very crafty individuals that frequently solicit women that are involved in prostitution. that's the demand. if there wasn't that demand, we wouldn't be policing it. >> i do a series on human

trafficking. i don't know if you've seen it on sunday nights? >> this army veteran, former firefighter and grand father of two faces a charge. he says his real problems await at home. >> how long have you been married? >> 47 years. >> 47 years. have you ever thought about the consequences of what you might bring home to your wife if you were engaged in this sort of behavior? >> my wife and i haven't had sex in 15 years. >> is that why you're out here? >> no, not really. i mean, i just -- i go down to the orleans nearly every day and lose a little money. i come down here two or three times a week. i was just leaving, getting ready to go home and saw this young lady on the sidewalk. i just started talking to her. >> it's tempting, right?

>> evidently. >> sex for cash is really easy these days. >> i don't know what i can do to make you believe me, but this is the first time i've ever done this. >> doesn't it make you nervous? >> it kills me. going to wreck my whole family. >> protecting his family seemed to be the last thing on his mind just moments before he offered $40 to an unknown streetwalker. >> when you're bringing a complete stranger that's as young as your granddaughter back to your room to engage in an act of prostitution, what makes you think she's not going to steal from you? what makes you think she's not going to harm you? what makes you think that pimp is not going to come in through those doors? >> do you consider the risk you take when you walk into a hotel room with a complete stranger? >> i hadn't because since it's my first time, i mean, i hadn't.

>> would it surprise you to know that a lot of these girls are beaten, tortured, burned, water boarded and forced to go out and work and hand their cash over to a pimp? would that change your idea about how safe it is or the responsibility of the person when they are actually feeding that industry and paying for that sex? >> yeah. >> will you go out and buy sex again after today? >> oh, no. >> you said that it's going to ruin your family. what do you mean by that? >> my wife and daughter will never speak to me again as long as i live. >> because they know what sex trafficking is, don't they? >> i'm sure they do. >> 71-year-old raymond smith will have plenty of time to

consider the consequences of buying illegal sex. with the police wagon hidden around the corner, metro officers cover smith's handcuffs to preserve their undercover operation, as they covertly transport him from the hotel to the clark county jail. >> go have a seat in the first front three rows. >> smith shares a ride with 42-year-old christian, the driver of the truck who offered to buy sex from the uc. both men will be subjected to the humble reality of arrest, as their information is logged permanently into the public record. >> they may be disheartened about the fact they've been found out or they're going to jail and they're not going to get a warning or they're not just going to get a slap on the hand and somebody chastising them. it may be their lucky day. had that not been an undercover decoy, and had it been somebody that had the worst intentions for them, we'd be responding

under a whole different circumstances. >> have a seat on the left-hand side. >> for safety reasons, the booking officer ascertains the mental state of the arrestees. >> have you ever been arrested in other states before? >> no. >> first time in jail? >> yes. >> psychological issues? thoughts of suicide? >> no. >> do you have a high school diploma or ged? >> yes. >> military? >> yes. >> what branch in. >> army. >> you can have a seat. >> raymond smith booked as a clark county inmate, joins several hundred other pleasure-seeking men caught in las vegas' man dragnet every year. >> people need to know that it's important that the demand drives prostitution. >> lieutenant hughes says targeting johns like smith is the best way to curb the bad behavior that keeps exploited

women on the streets. >> if we choose not to police that, the message we send is that it's okay. it's a matter of time before they'll be at a county hospital because their teeth have been knocked out. they will be of victims. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. unbridled jealousy.ady for suspense. she's still there. new beginnings. goodbye. and sheer exhilaration. and sheer exhilaration. lock and load.

roger. it's the event you don't want to miss. it's the summer of audi sales event. get up to $3000 bonus on select audi models now during the summer of audi sales event. have my stomach feeling all knotted up. i've tried laxatives... but my symptoms keep returning. my constipation feels like a pile of bricks... that keeps coming back. linzess can help. once-daily linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess is thought to help calm pain-sensing nerves and accelerate bowel movements. linzess helps you proactively manage your symptoms. do not give linzess to children under 6 and it should not be given to children 6 to 17. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe.

if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include, gas, stomach-area pain and swelling. bottom line, ask your doctor about linzess today.

during this early morning sting, las vegas metro pd are cracking down on the men who fuel the black market sale of women but to clear the streets so that the decoy can do her business, officers must also arrest working girls parading up and down the strip. >> looks like we have another working girl in the area. >> our cameras caught half a dozen working women strolling this part of tropicana satisfy, a popular track with pimps and traffickers who control young

women. >> our worker girl is back, she's about ready to cross. >> what this woman doesn't know as she brazenly flags down potential dates, is that undercover detectives monitor her every move, and now officers have enough to make an arrest. >> as our uc is out here, we've seen at least two other working girls, one right in front of us now with the yellow tights. she's going to be taken into custody here soon. they will interview her. about her activities. she's going to get stopped here in a minute. looks like she's walking westbound on trop. >> we'll let her walk a little bit before we stop her. >> as patrol officers arrest the young woman down the street, detective charlie keeps tabs on a thin woman with flowing tresses who appears to be making a deal with a trucker in the parking lot. >> the girl in the gray pants, she's walking through the semis again if you can keep an eye on her for me. >> she's back at the green truck. >> she just got in the green truck. >> truck driver. haven't done one of those in awhile.

>> 30 minutes later the woman emerges from the truck and starts working the corner by waving at passing cars. detective charlie orders her arrest. >> if you have a black and white available, gray pants is far enough out of our view they can stop her westbound. >> copy that. i'll send seven ocean one. >> she's waving at the cars and been to a semi twice and probably turned a date. she was in the tractor for about 15 to 20 minutes, so she's going to get stopped here in a minute and that's typical. we'll have young ladies, other prostitutes are out while our detective is out working and they're usually right in the same area. >> out of view of our cameras, officers quietly take the woman into custody. the two female arrestees are transported to the county jail where they are booked for soliciting sex for cash. without wigs and street clothes, the two are barely recognizable. the woman in the yellow tights

with frizzy hair turns out to be 21-year-old chanel smith, and the thin woman with flowing tresses that officers initially thought was a young black female is actually a very dishevelled 47-year-old man. karen hues wants the men who pay for cheap sex to take a long, hard look at these women and consider the years of abuse that led them to walk this walk. >> we know that most of these women that are involved in prostitution are not there because they grew up envisioning they wanted to be a prostitute for the rest of their lives. >> understanding each woman's personal journey into a life of daily humiliation serves as a stark reminder of why metro police persevere in this troubling line of work. >> we know it's just a matter of time before they will be

somebody that we respond to at a county hospital because they have a lacerated spleen from a beating, a third degree burn from a torture, staples to their head. their jaws wired shut because their teeth have been knocked out. they will be one of those kind of victims. >> turn right. >> with over 70 criminal charges dating back to at least 2002, the life of addiction and exploitation spans four states, originating in michigan. today's arrest is strubel's seventh prostitution charge in the last four years. >> we arrest prostitutes every day and those are crimes that law enforcement will enforce, but for them to be able to part out a victim and treat her as a victim in order to provide her

strategies to exit that lifestyle is, that's a fine, that's a fine science. those are really, really significant skill sets for law enforcement to have. >> though she's only 21, smith has already been arrested six times for prostitution-related offenses in clark county. in late 2013, a federal court handed her then pimp vernon a 14-year prison sentence for traf iing another girl, a 15-year-old juvenile from bakersfield, california. smith was identified as an accomplice but was released after she agreed to testify against her pimp. >> where do you have them? >> forearms, my chest, my face, my neck, my stomach, my back, my legs. >> any of them gang-related? >> no. >> while no one knows the particular circumstances that

led smith to be selling herself on tropicana avenue, lieutenant hues knows about the visible -- invisible psychological chains that keep women shackled to their traffickers. >> when you're looking at women that have had their tattoos, the very brandings that the pimps use, are intended to keep her from talking or speaking or cooperating with police or anybody else that might care enough to ask, can i help? >> back on the vegas strip, like a voice in the wilderness, annie lobart vows to continue to reach out to the working girls whose sufferings she knows too well. >> i'm trying to bring the girls to the realization that just because someone in her life treated them like trash and threw them away doesn't mean they have to throw themselves away. that they are loved and they are valued and that god has a plan for them.

>> behind the sexy smiles and seductive poses that adorn online ads for prostitution, lie the real stories of girls and women trapped in the underground sex trade. >> where's your family? >> they don't give a [ muted ] about me. >> they're the desperate ones. >> i was going to be here for an hour and go home. >> selling sex to put food on the table or money in their pimps' pocket. >> pimps are the lowest form of human being on the face of this earth. and you know what, we're after them. >> tonight we