Kennesaw, GA

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Tactics Used
Auto Seizure ✓
Buyer Arrests ✓
Cameras ✓
Community Service ✓
Employment Loss ✓
Identity Disclosure ✓
IT Based Tactics ✓
John School ✓
Letters ✓
License Suspension ✓
Neighborhood Action ✓
Public Education ✓
Reverse Stings ✓
SOAP Orders ✓
Web Stings ✓

Kennesaw is a city of about 33,000 residents that lies within Cobb County, Georgia, located roughly 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of Cobb County. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. A wide range of additional crimes associated with the local sex trade has also been documented, including child sex trafficking and at least one prostitution-related homicide.

Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction tactics – including the arrest of sex buyers and the public disclosure of their identities – have been used in Kennesaw.  For example, in June, 2020, a local man was arrested in Kennesaw on allegations he had used Snapchat to solicit teenage girls for paid sexual abuse.  The man allegedly used the social media app to offer girls ages 13 to 19 money for various sex acts. The investigation began when a 14-year-old girl reported the messages she had received to a children’s advocacy group. The suspect gave the teenagers his cellphone number, and investigators were able to locate him through his IP address. His cellphone records were then searched, it was found that multiple underage girls been offered money in exchange for sexual photos, videos and/or sexual acts.  The suspect was arrested at his Kennesaw home. He was charged with 12 counts of sex trafficking, two counts of computer pornography and sexual exploitation of a child.

Key Partners

  • Kennesaw Police Department
  • Cobb County Sheriff’s Office

Key Sources

Sex Buyer Arrest, Identity Disclosure:

Background on Prostitution in the Area:

Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:

Documented Violence Against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:

State Georgia
Type City
Population 33049
Location
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