MIAMI – Colombia has emerged as a hub for the child sex tourism trade, prompting heightened scrutiny.
In an exclusive interview with Local 10 News Thursday, Anthony Salisbury, Homeland Security Investigations Miami’s Special Agent in Charge, spoke about the ongoing initiatives aimed at preventing sexual predators from utilizing Miami as a gateway to exploit some of the world’s most vulnerable children overseas.
“What we are talking about here is child sex tourism and it is not well understood and certainly an uncomfortable topic for people to talk about,” he said. “We very frequently see the United States being a launching pad for people who want to sexually exploit children overseas.”
“These people are going to other countries, typically third world, to exploit some of the most vulnerable children in the world,” Salisbury added. “They travel because they believe that there is a lack of security, they can get away with their crimes, they can conceal them easier as…
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