Sumter, SC
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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 | ✓ |
Sumter is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located in central South Carolina. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the city for several decades, and generates numerous complaints to police. Among the tactics used to address such problems have been those focusing on the sex buyers. Reverse stings have been conducted in Sumter since 1983, and continue periodically through the present. In May 2010, the Sumter Police Department coordinated with officers from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Division to undertake a street-level reverse sting. The operation, which deployed several undercover female officers as decoys, was conducted in response to citizen complaints about prostitution activity in certain areas of the city. A total of nine johns were arrested. The names, ages, addresses and photos of those arrested for prostitution are distributed through press releases, and media outlets often choose to disclose them. A similar reverse sting was conducted in February 2013, resulting in the arrest of seven sex buyers, and the photos of the arrestees were posted in local news outlets. In January 2014, police conducted a web-based reverse sting in response to complaints from the community. The operation resulted in the arrest of 17 sex buyers.
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- Street-Level Reverse Stings:
- “10 Men Charged in Prostitution Ring”, Sumter Item, September 16 2005.
- “Sumter Man Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Sumter Item, August 31 2011.
- “8 Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Press Release, Sumter Police Department, February 22 2013.
- “8 Arrests in Sumter Undercover Prostitution Sting”, ABC/WOLO-TV 8, February 22 2013.
- “Police: 8 Arrested in Undercover Prostitution Sting”, NBC/WIS-TV 10, February 22 2013.
- “Sex Crimes, Traffic Operations Lead to 8 Arrests, 64 Citations”, Sumter Item, February 23 2013.
- “8 Arrested in SC Town’s Prostitution Sting”, CBS/WBTW-TV 13, February 25 2013.
- Web-Based Reverse Stings and Shaming:
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Assault, Battery Charged in Connection with Shooting”, Sumter Daily Item, November 5 1973.
- “3 Sumter Women Arrested in Undercover Prostitution Sting”, Sumter Item, January 16 1999.
- “5 Busted for Prostitution”, Sumter Item, May 17 2003.
- “8 Women Charged in Weekend Prostitution Sting”, Sumter Item, September 9 2003.
- “Sting Nets Prostitution Arrests”, Sumter Item, June 4 2005.
- “Police Charge 4 with Prostitution”, Sumter Item, July 26 2005.
- “5 Arrested During Prostitution Sting”, Sumter Item, August 4 2007.
- “Sumter Prostitution Sting Results in 5 Arrests”, NBC/WIS-TV 10, August 4 2007.
- “Sumter Deputies Arrest 2 on Prostitution Charges”, Sumter Item, July 16 2008.
- “2 Sumter Women Charged with Prostitution”, Sumter Item, August 16 2008.
- “Drugs, Prostitution Bust Nets 19 Arrests”, Sumter Item, May 18 2010.
- “19 Arrested in Prostitution, Drug Sweep”, Sumter Item, May 19 2010.
- “Sumter Man Arrested in Prostitution Sting”, Sumter Item, August 31 2011.
- “Police Make Arrests in Prostitution Bust”, Sumter Item, June 19 2012.
- Documented Violence Against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:
- “Man Who Reportedly Shot Sexual Partner to Face 4 Charges”, Sumter Item, March 20 2002.
- “Deaf Man Arrested in Shooting”, Sumter Item, July 14 2002.
- “Man Pleads Guilty to 2002 Murder”, Sumter Item, November 2 2005.
- “Convicted Murderer Seeks Appeal”, Sumter Item, March 3 2007.
- “Sumter Murder Suspect’s Mother Talks to WIS”, NBC/WIS-TV 10, May 25 2008.
State | South Carolina |
Type | City |
Population | 38625 |
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