Siloam Springs, AR
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Tactics Used |
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|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ |
Siloam Springs is a city of approximately 15,000 residents, located in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. In an effort to identify and apprehend sex buyers, the Siloam Springs Police Department has conducted at least two web-based reverse stings. In February and June of 2009, officers posted advertisements selling sex on Craigslist and Backpage.com. When men replied to the listings and agreed to meet, they were arrested for solicitation. The men’s names and other identifying information were released to the local media.
Key Sources
Web-Based Reverse Stings, Identity Disclosure:
- “Group Arrested in Siloam Springs for Prostitution”, Siloam Springs Herald-Leader, February 18 2009.
- “Prostitution Sting”, NWA Media, June 1 2009.
Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Woman Charged with Promoting Prostitution Involving a Minor”, Northwest Arkansas Times, December 28 2004.
- “Prosecutors Dismiss Prostitution Case against Woman”, CBS/KTHV-TV 11, November 2 2005.
| State | Arkansas |
| Type | City |
| Population | 14480 |
| Location |
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