Over 400 Arrested in Sao
Paulo For Using Child
Prostitution
Sao Paulo police
arrested over 400 people
allegedly involved in
using child prostitutes
in nightclubs in
Brazil's biggest city,
police said Friday.
The police operation,
which started Thursday
evening and continued to
Friday morning, targeted
a total of 17 nightclubs
that allegedly admitted
or promoted the
prostitution of children
and adolescents under
18.
Only one underage female
was arrested at the
spot. The 17-year-old
girl who used a fake ID
would be taken to the
presence of a judge.
Other suspects arrested
are mainly club owners
and staff.
The police suspected
that night club owners
were tipped off before
the operation because
when police stormed the
night clubs, only one
was found open. Six
clubs were shut down by
the police during the
operation. |
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