Fulton County, GA
Categories:
Tactics Used |
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
In 2017 a local ordinance was passed in Fulton County that amended prior ordinances for prostitution: in areas that are known to authorities for frequent prostitution arrests, police will be given additional latitude to investigate a loitering suspect who is engaging in such suspicious activities as repeatedly circling the block in a car, stopping their motor vehicle on a Fulton road to beckon to someone on the street or repeatedly stopping, or attempting to stop, drivers by hailing them down. Police will also have additional powers to investigate those who remain in their cars in a parking lot or vacant area for an extended period of time.
Key Partners
- Fulton CountySheriff’s Office
- Fulton County District Attorney’s Office
- Sex Trafficking Division
- College Park Police Department
- Alpharetta Police Department
- Johns Creek Police Department
- Roswell Police Department
- Atlanta Police Department
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- Georgia Attorney General’s Office
Key Sources
Reverse Stings:
- “57 Persons Arrested”, Waycross Journal-Herald, February 24 1979.
- “72 Men Arrested in Midtown Sting on Prostitution”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 27 1985.
- “25 Male Customers, 3 Women Held in Escort Service Sting”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 16 1988.
- “15 Arrested in Upscale Prostitution Service”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 1 1991.
- “Soliciting Charge Costs Wilson $553 Fine”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 14 1995.
- “Police Pull Metropolitan Parkway Wares Off the Street; Arresting Prostitutes and Their Customers in Sting Sweeps May Help the Area’s Reputation, Officers and Residents Say”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 25 1998.
- “‘Sweep’ Nets $10,000 in Drugs and 214 Arrests”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 1 1998.
- “Shock in Store for ‘Johns’ in Bid to End Child Sex Trade”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 9 2006.
- “Police Targeted Suspected Prostitutes, Johns”, CBS/WGCL-TV 46, February 5 2010.
- “Undercover Prostitution Sting Arrests 79, Mostly Hookers and Johns”, Midtown Patch, May 16 2011.
- https://thegavoice.com/atlanta-police-arrest-50-male-prostitutes-in-operation-summer-heat/ (2011)
- “Police Crackdown on Prostitution in Midtown”, CBS/WGCL-TV 46, March 31 2012.
- “570 Sex Buyers Arrested in National Super Bowl Sting Operation,” Press Release, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, February 2 2015.
- 15 Arrested in Johns Creek Prostitution Bust,” ABC/WSB-TV 2, March 2 2015.
- “15 Arrested in Johns Creek Sex Work Sting,” WAVE-FM 90.1, March 3 2015.
- “15 Charged in Johns Creek Prostitution Ring,” NBC/WXIA-TV 11, March 3 2015.
- “Johns Creek Police Make 15 Arrests in Prostitution Sting,” Macon Telegraph, March 3 2015.
- “Johns Creek Prostitution Sting Nets 15,” CBS/WGCL-TV 46, March 3 2015.
- https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-atlanta-journal-constitution (2017)
- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/south-fulton-county/exclusive-prostitution-sting-nabs-16-in-south-fulton-county (2017)
- https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/arrested-metro-atlanta-prostitution-sting (2017)
- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/college-park-police-bust-prostitutes-johns-underco (2017)
- https://www.accessatlanta.com/news/prostitution-sting-nabs-south-fulton-county (2017)
Background on Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in the Area:
- “Law and Order: Alpharetta Man Jailed in Alleged Net Sex Ring,” Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution, July 10 1998.
- “Internet Prostitution Ring Arrests,” Rome News-Tribune, June 20 1999.
- https://www.rafilawfirm.com/blog
- https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/atlanta/press-release (2010)
- “In Your Community: North Fulton Casts Sharp Eye on Parlors; Alpharetta, Johns Creek Move toward Stronger Controls,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 17 2013.
- “Spa Owners in Alpharetta Ask City Council to Clarify Language of New Ordinance,” Alpharetta Neighbor, July 10 2013.
- “Alpharetta City Council Passes Massage Parlor Ordinance,” Alpharetta Neighbor, July 17 2013.
- “Johns Creek Residents Upset about Questionable Activity at Massage Parlors,” Johns Creek Neighbor, April 23 2013.
- “Residents Call for Vigilant Stance on Massage Parlors; Seven Businesses along Ga. 141 in Johns Creek Targeted,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 24 2013.
- “In Your Community: North Fulton Casts Sharp Eye on Parlors; Alpharetta, Johns Creek Move Toward Stronger Controls,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 17 2013.
- “Johns Creek Police Shut down Massage Parlor, Arrest Five,” Johns Creek Neighbor, July 11 2013.
- “Documents Give Insight into Spa Raided Twice in 2 Weeks,” ABC/WSB-TV 2, August 2 2013.
- “Johns Creek Spa Busted for Prostitution,” ABC/WSB-TV 2, March 19 2014.
- “Northside: Johns Creek Passes Massage, Spa Measure,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 17 2014.
- “Johns Creek Cracks down on Spa, Massage Businesses,” Johns Creek Patch, July 18 2014.
- “Human Trafficking in Johns Creek: How City Took Aim,” Appen Media Group, September 10 2014.
- https://www.wsbtv.com/2-arrested-in-undercover-prostitution-sting-at-alpharetta-hotel (2016)
- https://www.collegeparkga.com/ArchiveCenter (2016)
- https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter (2016)
- http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/amended-fulton-ordinance-aimed-to-stop-sex-trafficking (2017)
- https://patch.com/georgia/cascade/college-park-man-gets-20-years-pimping-14-year-old-girl (2017)
- https://patch.com/georgia/alpharetta/alpharetta-roswell-men-charged-prostitution-bust (2017)
State | Georgia |
Type | County |
Population | 1041000 |
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