Meridian is a suburb of Boise, Idaho.  It has a population of about 75,000 and is located in the southwest portion of the state.  Reverse stings have occurred in the city as a method of combating local problems with prostitution and sex trafficking.  In 2011, detectives conducted a sting using a website and arrested 12 johns and prostituted women.   Police said “there’s an obvious demand in the Treasure Valley,” and they had difficulty setting up appointments with prostituted women because the women were so busy servicing real sex buyers.   Among the documented types of victimization faced by the providers of commercial sex is being locked in people’s houses, and not being allowed to leave unless they do what the “customers” want.  People who sell or buy sex are charged with misdemeanors in Idaho, until their third prostitution arrest, when it becomes a felony.