what's your pimp's name?t's why they don't 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. >> i'm 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 don't live at home i take it, right? you don't have a home? >> hoffman is concerned about the 17-year-old who explains away a large contusion on her head. >> did somebody hit you? you fell down the stairs? when did that happen? hey, this is debbie and we just had our first juvenile brought in. she said she fell down some stairs but i believe she probably was hit by her pimp. >> it may take weeks, months, or years before young women muster the courage to run but when they do, hoffman is there. >> if they need to get away quick, that there is a p

or to report that pimp, to go home, any of that.hey have this physical addiction, and it's not like they can go up to a cvs and say may i have some heroin? >> once i saw how much money from the drugs i made, it hushed any concern or any negative feelings i had towards it because there was no other way that i could get that amount of drugs for, you know, doing anything else. >> you are aware of all of the parties going on? >> yeah, they have them all over. >> the night she was arrested, dana told investigators about a underground network where men buy women out fear of police detection. >> i met a man from craigslist that knew about this underground society, if you will, of men that created an online website where the girls would go there and post. and you know, people could call you and set up a date with you. >> these are kind of like a secret society type of websites. where the average person has to apply to gain access into the society. you basically fill out a form on the internet, and they do a background check on you through t

>> uh-huh. >> or was it a pimp?uch thing as pimps out here. >> you're out on your own? >> hopefully. you don't want anybody to grab you, beat you and take your money. >> did somebody kill your girlfriend? >> uh-huh. >> were you with her? >> that night i was. i didn't go where she went and she was killed when she got there. >> although the unsolved murder of her friend still terrifies her, the woman says the need for crack cocaine keeps her out on the streets. >> you know, if people weren't so harsh, if they helped you to get off of it instead of forcing you, maybe you could make it. my advice is just don't ever try anything. not even a little. even if you're uncomfortable, get through it. thank you so much. >> take care. >> good luck to you. >> as the woman disappears into the downpour, we are reminded of dana who also walked these desperate streets hungry for her next fix. but today dana says that staying sober is the only way to stay off the street. >> it's a fight but, i mean, it's a fight worth fighting for, you

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a pimp seduced her when she was. austen was rescued two years ago.this night the denver cops are trying to find others like her. >> reporter: an undercover officer sets up a meeting with girl who look like teenagers. >> just had a maroon chevy caprice dropped off two females. >> reporter: surveillance teams catch up with 21-year-old duane west. we've blurred faces of undercover agents. the girl turn out to be 19 and twenty they're arrested. west denies knowing what they were up to. >> you're a pimp. >> no, i'm not at all. if i was i'd be dressed real better than this. >> reporter: but, just hours after posting bail west is arrested again by the pimp hunters. >> twice in 24 hours, huh? >> yup, innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: it's a constant game of cat and mouse. but, after this weekend 79 children are safe and off the streets. with a chance at a brighter future. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> we thank clayton. >>> and now coming up here, on a different note, a mama bear comes to the rescue when her baby gets into trouble in a garage

more than 100 alleged pimps were arrested.yton reports now from denver. >> reporter: these are three of the youngest child victims all 15-years-old rescued this past weekend in sacramento, part of that underage prostitution sting. just three of the estimated 100,000 american kids who've been forced into prostitution. the fbi says the average girl entering the life is only 12-years-old. pimps find them in malls on city streets, many are runaways, and authorities estimate a third of girls on the street will be approached by a pimp within 48 hours. >> driver show you hands! get your hands out the window! >> reporter: we joined agents and police from the denver task force. they call themselves the "pimp hunters." >> it's anybody and everybody. white, black, hispanic, purple, green, it doesn't matter. it's our kids in our neighborhoods and, you know, our children. >> i grew up in a really nice area. >> reporter: austen was one of those kids. now 20, she grew up in a well-to-do denver suburb. as a teen she got hooked on drugs and al

said the parents tried to kill the pimp before, right?y found some sort of a pattern, at least they're going to say they did? >> reporter: that's right. that's in the complaint that apparently in late may, just about a month ago, they say the parents actually drove to los angeles, found the pimp there and actually fired a round at him. he was shot, apparently not seriously injured. then just a couple of weeks later, they tracked him down here to san francisco and confronted him again. at that time, they were successful, according to prosecutors. >> thanks very much to dan simon. >>> "outfront" next, just-released 911 calls from the father of trayvon martin just hours after his son was killed. we have them to play. >>> and the defense in the jerry sandusky case rests. jerry sandusky didn't take the stand. but why he thinks a piece of audio played during the trial is the smoking gun that's going to set him free. is is to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditio

a pimp seduced her at 17. austin was rescued two years ago.this night the denver teen is trying to find others just like her. >> just the -- >> reporter: an undercover officer sets up a meeting with girls who look like teenagers. >> maroon chevy caprice. >> reporter: surveillance teams catch up to 21-year-old dwayne west, we blurred the faces of undercover agents. >> who were the two girls? >> reporter: the girls turn out to be 19 and 20. they're arrested. west denies knowing what they were up to. >> reporter: you are not a pimp? >> no not at all. >> reporter: hours after posting bail, west arrested again by the pimp hunters. >> twice in 24 hours. >> reporter: a constant game of cat-and-mouse. after this weekend, 79 children are off the streets with a chance at a brighter future. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> more than 2,000 kids rescued through the program so far. a small number compared to how widespread the problem is. >> globally, sex slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world which is so, so terribly sad. there are more sla

in the van is a pimp.iolate probation meeting with a prostitute he picked up online. the transaction is under way when his team enter confiscating potential evidence. >> appears to have condoms. >> is that a normal amount of money? >> considering she has been here for a day, this is more than one client. minnesota is place where a lot of women, a lot of girls are recruited. >> reporter: many travel the highways known as spaghetti jung. traffic online is so brazen, ads offer online specials. it's ranked among the 13th city in the nation for child prostitutes and sex trafficking. >> we have this misconception that the children that are being traffic are not the children that live in our communities. from what i see is they have come from our communities. >> reporter: the majority of those children are run aways. survival secti survival sex is not uncommon. teens trading sex for meals or warm place to stay. her daughter first ran way when she was 14. >> what do you understand of her life on the run? >> i just

calvin snead's father admits his son was a pimp but says today, he did not deserve to die like that. >> and there are prosecutors presented an argument in a trial of a south bay man accused of badly beating a priest that molested him as a boy. prosecutors admitted he was sexually abused but say that that didn't give him the right for vigilante justice. and lynch's lawyer says he'll testify in his own defense. >> there is a team of arson investigators arrived in oakland at the scene of a massive fire that shut down bart last yeek. -- week. the five at 5th and mandela parkway up against the tracks. that is where mark matthews is tonight. >> these are some of the same folks at oklahoma city bombing investigating that as well as attack on the pentagon on september 11th. they've been called in and when they do show up for an investigation there is a resolution wait rate goes way up. >> the fire was so intense, that when it was over, only a single story remains. three floors of the building still under construction. and they're now just a heap of ash and metal. >> we're pulling ate part. >

the pimps take advantage of their vulnerability. >> they didn't say they're kidnapped bir bu they're out there because they're forced to be out there by some pimp. >> during our last ride along with the gang task force earlier this month, police stopped a car with a 15-year-old run away when was with two men in another young woman. inside of the car, drugs. knifes and a lap top with web sites like craig's list marked as favorites. sites used by pimps and prostitutes to slosit online. and six juveniles range from 15 to 17. they're now in protective custody in victims services programs. vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> in santa clara county blockbuster developments in william lynch trial, he's accused of beating a priest says raped him when he was a child but now we're learning the key witnesses' testimony will be stricken from the record. car rena? >> right. the judge denied yet another motion for a mistrial f you're keeping score in this case, there is a victory for the prosecution today in z.a blow to the defense which will not get a chance to cross examine a former priest about

or did the pimp get what he deserved? >> reporter: good evening. the attorney for the couple admits his clients have a strong motive in this case. but as far as he knows, there's no evidence to link them to the crime. >> there's no weapon. there's no eyewitness. there's no statement that i'm aware of. >> reporter: attorney eric sapphire represents a couple that are both in the san francisco county jail, being held on $2 million bail. sapphire admits his clients had reason to wish harm against calvin who was shot to death this earth, because they say he took advantage of the couple's 17-year-old daughter. >> he was acting as her pimp. he would arrange for dates for her that resulted in sex for money. >> reporter: but he says the 22-year-old victim was a known gang member who was no stranger to violence. >> he came up here from southern california and was alone in the car at 2:00 a.m., in what has been described as a high-crime area. if he waso engaged in his norma, customary business. >> reporter: the couple allegedly shot at him but heut o t hurt.

one child told agents she was recruited by per pimp at just -- her pitch at just 11 years old -- her pimp at just 11 years old. >> reporter: the fbi offering a glimpse into the child sex trade now that they've taken 79 highly vulnerable kids off the street out of the hands of their pimps ranging in age from 13 to 17. the children were rescued from an underground world where their time and their bodies are traded for cash. >> many times these children are from broken homes, troubled backgrounds. >> reporter: federal authorities arresting 104 pimps during three days of a nationwide takedown in 57 u.s. cities, a massive undertaking involving 2,500 federal, state and local police officers. >> this is a problem that the average citizen doesn't see. >> reporter: fbi data shows child prostitution as an evolving crime now considered a nationwide epidemic. >> not only does it happen in american cities, but it happens to american kids. >> reporter: the fbi says many of these vulnerable children were recruited through social media, chat lines and text messaging then groomed to rely on their pim

prostitution legalized and take the pimp slap out and i don't see it as a crime with victims in it. i think it is a business, and if a girl wants to do that with her body, so be it. >> he says the only reason prostitution exploits women is because it is illegal. if it is regulated it would be better. is that a fair point? >> i think it is a fair point. it might be safer safer and more regulated. we see that with pornography where you have to get the std tests. i would find myself struggling with these issues. i am a strong advocate of personal responsibility and people making their own choices. if you are an adult and this is something you want to do and it is really a business, then i don't have a problem with it. i am not going to take part in it, but i am not going to strip clubs and gamble my way to being broke. those things are legal. there is a subjectivity here too that bothers me. >> i agree. dan, they predict they will legalize prostitution by 2020 do you think that is correct? >> yes. and i love the theory that it can save marriages. >> that part i don't agree with. >> hon

one child told agents she was recruited by her pimp at just 11 years old.hunt has more. >> reporter: the fbi offering a glimpse into america's child sex trade now that they've taken 79 highly vulnerable kids off the streets and out of the hands of their pimps. ranging in age from 13 to 17, the children rescued from an underground world where their time and their bodies are traded for cash. >> many times, these children are from broken homes, troubled background. >> reporter: federal authorities arresting 104 pimps during three days of a nation wiewd takedown in 57 u.s. cities. a massive undertaking involving 2500 federal, state and local police officers. >> this is a problem that the average citizen doesn't see. >> reporter: fbi data shows child prostitution as an evolving crime now considered a nationwide epidemic. >> not only does it happen in american cities but it happens to american kids. >> reporter: the fbi says many of these vulnerable children were recruited through social media, chat line and text messaging, then groomed to rely on their pimps. >>

sites commonly used by pimp and prostitutes to solicit on line. law enforcement officials say the 6 juveniles are now in victim service program. >> how we take care of the young ladies after rescued is a critical key to operation cross country being successful. >>reporter: they will be placed in safe homes with access to medical care and most importantly, counseling. >> and those types of things long way towards getting these girls off the street. >>reporter: now the 6 juveniles rescued range from 15 to 17. they are now in protective custody in victim services programs. vick lae 7 news. >>> big mistake has wiped out san francisco mural that took elementary students two years to make. take the a look. this is what is left of the student artwork outside the school. just last month students finished up the colorful mural but during renovation at the school workers accidentally painted over it with yellow primer. now school officials are trying to figure fought this mural can be saved. the best hope may to have students retrace the original drawing th

kalvin sneed's father admits his son was a pimp but said today he did not deserve to die like that. in the newsroom, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> now, to an organized sting to crack down on criminals stealing copper and other pressure metals. law enforcement official from across contra costa county served search warrants on 7 recycling centers yesterday. nick smith has that story. >> reporter: the workers that the recycling center say that the owner wasn't available to speak to me but they along with six other recycling centers were targets of an undercover sting operation that the district attorney says lasted six months. >> my property being stole season in the millions of dollars. >> they accuse the recycling centers of buying scrap metal that could have been stolen from local utilities and ignoring the requirement that all transactions be recorded. also named were three facilities in richmond. two in pittsburgh. one in concord and one in martinez. according to law enforcement, all of the named recycling centers engaged in repeated offenses before the wants served. some as many

they were out there because they were forced to be out there by some pimp. >> according to the national center for missing and exploited children, 100,000 kids are lured in to prostitution each year. >>> new information for you this morning regarding this video that viral video that shocked the country, a grandmother harassed by teenagers on a bus. those bullies are claiming they are the victims of harassment themselves. >> it's gotten out of control. my family received death threats. >> karen received an outpouring of support. this website is set up to give the grand mother of 8 a vacation and has raised $600,000. i don't agree with what is boys did, hearing that the families are falling victim to harassment disappointments me. two wrongs will never make something right, end quote. >>> john travolta is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit. a former cruise attendant was driving food to his cabin when the actor forced him to rub his neck, disrobe and pushed against him. he alleges it happened in june 2009. this is the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations against the actor. >>>

police say they included 61 adult prostitutes, three johns and seven pimps. the operation rescued six under aged prostitutes. among the highest number taken into custody in the nationwide sweep every city had one or two juveniles that were liberated. none more than six. >> it appears to be the same story. during ride alongs we've seen this scenario over and over again. and typically girls are run away autos they tnt say they're kidnapped. they're out there because they're forced to be out there by some pimps. >> during our last ride along with a gang task force police stopped a car with a 15-year-old run away with two men and another young woman. inside were web sites like craig's list and redbook. sites used by pimps and prostitutes to solicit onlichblt law enforcement officials say the six are now in victims' services programs. >> how we take care of the young ladies is a critical key to operation cross country being successful. >> they'll be placed in save homes and importantly counseling. >> there are those types of things do go go a long way towards gett

who were selling the children into prostitution nationwide 79 children were rescued, 104 pimps arrested. the operation marks the sixth time the fbi has partnered with state and local police. >>> the u.s. supreme court this morning handed down one of its most anticipated decisions in recent time in a 5-3 ruling justices struck down most of arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration. one justice recused her elena kagan. >> reporter: in a 5-3 decision the supreme court said arizona does have the constitutional right to implement its own immigration through allows police to check people's immigration status during routine stops. the justs say for now pending further legal challenges. >> we will be challenging those actions in court. >> reporter: three other sections of the law were struck didn't. arizona's governor brewer signed the controversial law two years ago the justice department quickly filed suit claiming there could only be one immigration code. governor brewer said the federal government was not providing enough support and the obama administration was focused on politics. >> the

, especially for a little pimp.ting father's day this evening the best way we know how to celebrate any holiday -- with what we call a youtube challenge. every once in a while, i ask our viewers to pull a prank on their loved one and post it to youtube so we can play it on the show. this year, for father's day, i asked you to spray your dad with a hose and upload it with the title "hey, jimmy kimmel, i sprayed my dad with a hose." and, once again, you've delivered. here's some of our favorites. and all you dads out there, sorry. >> aah! [ laughter ] >> are you coming? >> hey, i got hot tea! hey! >> stop, stop. stop it! stop it now! [ bleep ] >> it's all good. you're going to be on "jimmy kimmel," dad. >> you're dead. my new hat? >> hi, jedi! i'm so full. [ laughter ] >> stop it, buddy. stop it! [ laughter ] >> you're getting water all over the kitchen. >> happy father's day, dad. >> hey, dad. >> oh! ! what are you doing? stop! >> what are you doing? jimmy kimmel told me to do it. love you, dad. >> yeah, i love you,

the fbi says 104 pimps were taken into custody and 79 children were rescued. >>> san francisco policehey have arrested a gay act vest on child pornography charges. investigators took him into custody friday. he was arrested for possession of child pornography. >>> police officer shot a suspect last night while he and another fought with her outside a liquor store. the officer stopped the suspect for questions around 10:00 p.m., investigators say the situation deteriorated and the suspect fought with the officer. she tried to use her taser but the fight continued. investigators say she then had to use her fire arm. >> she describes that the suspects were going for her gun, she fired one shot. which hit one of the suspects in the leg. >> one of the suspects suffered a non-life threatening injury. the officer was treated for minor injuries. >>> the coroner identified a man killed last friday in a shooting. police responding to a shot spotter found him near 37th street. witnesses say someone pulled out a gun during a fight in the street and shot him in the head. three people ran from the

conducted wednesday through saturday agents rescued six children in the bay area and realized seven pimps who were selling the children into prostitution, nationwide 79 children were rescued, 104 pimps arrested. the operation marks the sixth time the fbi has partnered with state and local police. >>> the u.s. supreme court this morning handed down one of its most anticipated decisions in recent time in a 5-3 ruling justices struck down most of arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration. one justice recused her elena kagan. >> reporter: in a 5-3 decision the supreme court said arizona does have the constitutional right to implement its own immigration through allows police to check people's immigration status during routine stops. the justs say for now pending further legal challenges. >> we will be challenging those actions in court. >> reporter: three other sections of the law were struck didn't. arizona's governor brewer signed the controversial law two years ago the justice department quickly filed suit claiming there could only be one immigration code. governor brewer said the federal

. >>> the couple accused of killing their daughter's pimp will be back in court today.bail was set at two million dollars each. prosecutors say the couple confronted calvin sneed twice about pimping out their service event tear old daughter. they allegedly -- >>> this morning the jury in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case will continue deliberations amid new details the former penn state coach's son may have been molested. matt sandusky one of jerry sandusky's six adopted children. questioned the son's lawyer issued a statement saying matt was prepared to testify that the coach molested him as a child but it is unlikely the jurors will hear the 33-year-old's testimony. "good morning america" will have more on the court developments starting at 7 a.m. after our newscast. >>> this morning, one of the men a{.yq" of kidnapping 26 school children and a school bus driver 35 years ago is free. i-team reporter dan noyes broke the news that 89-year-old rick schoenfeld was released from prison this week one of three convicted for hijacking a chowchilla school bus in 1976 and

--alleged to be pimps were also arrested.that unusual for human traffickers to use a web pages like facebook. >> kids often are innocent in a post private information and would happen to you have a young person that it's intoxicated and put themselves in a compromising position perhaps the video was taken and the next thing you know there pulled into this dark underworld of being exploited because they felt so embarrassed and humiliated that they just cannot pull themselves out of it. >> mark: here is a mug shot of one of the man that was taken into custody he was arrested for painting and pandering. --pimping and pandering. >> darya: here is a new study, the number of people that die from the h one in one can kick may be about 50% higher. this was commonly known as the swine flu. >> mark: we have a quick break from the kron4 morning news. we have a warmer day expected in downtown mall the creek today. >> mark: bay area sports, the giants are close to first place. barry's legal is back.--barry zito is back that is the first t

they arrested 104 suspected pimps in 57 cities during three days of operation cross- country. agents freed 79 highly vulnerable kids off the street ranging in age from just 13 to 27 years old. they were rescued from an underground world where they are traded for cash. the averageperson never sees this problem according to investigators. >> not only does it happen in american cities but it happens to american kids. >> the child feels entrapped. they don't feel they can leave because they know they would be strving on the street so they have to stay with this individual in order to make their way. >> the fbi says many of children were recruited through social media, chat line and text messaging and then groomed to rely on their pimps. >>> the man known as the serial stabber will spend the rest of his life in prison. elias abulezam is accused of stabbing three people in leesburg, virginia and another in ohio. >>> to maryland now where the same section marriage opponents turned in more than 162,000 signatures asking that the issue be put on the november ballot. the maryland marria

. >> reporter: vulnerable kids off the streets and out of the hands of their pimps ranging in age from 13 to 17, the children rescued from an under ground world, where their time and their bodies are traded for cash. >> many times these children are from broken homes, troubled backgrounds,. >> reporter: federal authorities arresting 104 pimps during three days of a nationwide take down in 57 u.s. cities. a massive under taking, involving 2500 federal, state and local police officers. >> this is a problem that the average citizen doesn't see. >> reporter: fbi data shows child prostitution as an evolving crime now a nationwide epidemic. >> not only does it happen in american cities but happens to american kids. >> reporter: the fbi says many of these vulnerable children were recruited through social media, chat lines and text messaging. then groomed to rely on their pimps. >> the child feels entrapped they don't feel they can leave because they know they would be starving on the street so they have to stay with this individual to make their way. >> reporter: child advocates say this init

. >> a couple charged with murdering their daughter's pimp. what happened in court. . >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2news at five. >> for the second time this week oakland police are investigating the case of a body found in a local waterway. the man's body found today was spotted by an amtrak employee. mike has been there at the scene all day where investigators are still trying to answer questions. >> reporter: and that employee you are talking act was rolling dauntless tracks here behind me when they spotted that body right in this canal, it connects to the oakland estuary locate add round that bend. as you can see, the tide is in. at the time when it was seen it was out and only a few inches of water were right through the waterway. the conductor of the train spots a body inside a canal and calls the police. the time 10:30 a.m. the location, just authority of the oakland coliseum. >> appears he had been there. >> reporter: detectives arrived started to look for clues. the body was face down, half in th

a couple accused of killing their daughter's pimp by playing judge and jury and how far should you do if someone is molesting your child and selling them for sex? >>> that and george zimmerman. alec baldwin and america's newest anchorman. >> listen. i want you to sit down, take a seat, and listen to this. it could save someone's life that you know or love. it is no longer hiding in the shadows of seedy downtown alleyways. heroin has a new home, bringing it's highly addictive and often deadly power to the trees in suburb i can't. the average age that kids start using heroin before their 15th birthday! most of them are white. and more of them prefer to shoot it up than taking it any other way. why the increase here? it's cheaper than pills. the crack down on oxycodone has made pills expensive to users. 20 bucks a pill. heroin way cheaper and more plentiful and more popular. two people who know that painfully well is john roberts and pam anderson. both parents who separately lost their sons to overdoses of heroin. mr. roberts, thank you for joining us. miss anderson, thank you so much fo

to kill her alleged pimp. calvin sneed.ey were in jail under $2 million bond, charged with his murder. >> what are friends are saying of this case is basically they became the judge, the jury and the executioners all in one. >>. >> reporter: as a father, george gaston says he understands how frustrated the parents must have felt. >> the problem is we cannot run the country. we cannot run our society based on how emotional a parent might get. >> so how far should pashts go to protect their child and is what these california parents allegedly did really a surprise? this comes just days after a father in rule texas beat a man to death after he discovered the man molesting his young daughter. a grand jury chose not to indict him. i talked to holly hughes and alex manning. >> i get it, but let's be clear. these two situations are very, very different. the the little girl was currently being molested, he heard her screaming. he pulls that man off and he reacts in a way to get him to stop. he beats him. that's inrupting a crime, s

>> i didn't believe in being an outright pimp. sort of a pimp but not an outright pimp.eporter: i mean the way you described it in the book, you say you were just trying to help people out >> yes, i was reporter: but the risks particularly for gaiman or by sexual actors were serious. the vice squad and the tabloids were always lurking. >> there were a lot of magazines that would have paid a lot of money to know what you knew. >> yes. reporter: did they come after you? >> well, confidential did. reporter: the magazine "confidential" traded in hollywood dirt. the more salacious the story, the better. they'd come to you with a completed article... >> a complete story, right. all i had to do was sign that story >> reporter: bowers said he was brought three different stories that he knew to be true. each time offered $1,000 if he'd sign. you weren't tempted by the $1,000? >> no. because i knew eventually that is going to be trouble >> reporter: $1,000 then was a lot of money >> you bet it was a lot of money reporter: one of the stories was about katharine hepburn. bowers had

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