Oconto County, Wisconsin has a population of approximately 39,000, and abuts the Green Bay area of Lake Michigan. Its county seat is Oconto, and it is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. For example, in July 2016, a Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children task force made 87 arrests of suspected child predators during “Operation Broken Heart,” which took place in April and May. The Oconto County Sheriff’s Office was among the dozens of Wisconsin law enforcement agencies who are members of Wisconsin’s ICAC Task Force participated in Operation Broken Heart. Nationally, the operation resulted in 1,368 arrests and the task forces conducted about 2,300 presentations, according to a news release issued by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The  crackdown targeted offenders who: (1) possess, manufacture, and distribute child pornography; (2) engage in online enticement of children for sexual purposes; (3) engage in the commercial sexual exploitation of children (commonly referred to as child prostitution), and (4) engage in child sex tourism (traveling abroad for the purpose of sexually abusing foreign children). As part of Operation Broken Heart, the Wisconsin ICAC Task Force engaged in Operation New Hope, a one-week enforcement effort that included participation from over 40 Wisconsin agencies.