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If you are a subscriber: Simply log in for unlimited access. If you are a nonsubscriber: You have used your free views allowed every 30 days. You must really value what we do for you. Subscribe now. Updated: January 16, am. Money, that was going to used to purchase sex, sits on a table during a prostitution sting on Tuesday, Feb.
An undercover Tulsa police officer stands inside the closet of a Tulsa motel room to make a phone call to a person who is responding to an ad on Backpage during a prostitution sting on Tuesday, February 6th, Go behind the scenes of a prostitution bust with the officers who fight human trafficking in Tulsa.
A small team of officers sat around an east Tulsa motel room texting or calling prostitutes and potential customers in an attempt to set up sting operations on a recent Tuesday evening.
Vice officers focused their efforts on street walkers before those involved in prostitution began relying on the anonymity and convenience of websites like Backpage. Although police still see street prostitution in some parts of the city, the sex industry has largely shifted to the internet. Tulsa World journalism makes a difference. Be part of the story. Join us. Todd Evans, who leads the vice unit.
