Anyone who wants to have sex with a young girl in Los Angeles can drive to “the Blade,” a notorious red-light district where 12-year-olds are openly walking the streets — and cops are all but powerless to thwart the disgusting pedo bazaar.
The children line up along a 2-mile section of Figueroa Street — a k a “the Kiddle Stroll” — clad in next to nothing to indulge in their johns’ sickest fantasies for around a hundred bucks.
Many of the girls were recruited from the foster-care system after being seduced on social media, authorities said.
Occasionally, they do their rounds with bruises and split lips — souvenirs from violent pimps who savagely beat them when they step out of line or don’t meet their quota.
Earlier last year, a group of local and federal law enforcement agencies launched an initiative to crack down on the trafficking and rescue the victims.
In August, the city attorney’s office announced that 190 traffickers had been arrested and 200 children rescued, some as young as 12.
Yet a trafficking victim interviewed by the New York Times said “the Blade” is now busier than ever before, with young girls being shipped in from across the country.
The growing throngs of exploited children inspired a nickname for the district from the LA city attorney: “Kiddie Stroll.”
At the state level, new laws have hampered authorities’ ability to identify victims and prosecute their traffickers.
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