The Daily Signal has the good news: Police investigated over 400 cases related to human trafficking during Super Bowl week in Las Vegas, authorities said.
Cases involved pandering, adult and minor sex trafficking, and solicitation attempts (known also as “John” arrests), Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said Tuesday during a town hall.
Las Vegas logged 12 confirmed arrests for human trafficking and 26 so-called bot cases online around the time of Super Bowl LVII, McMahill said.
In a bot (or robot) case, a detective uses the internet to covertly converse with individuals who say they desire to “pick up a kid and do sex trafficking with them” the sheriff said.
Without providing details, McMahill also listed 303 arrests or citations for solicitation, loitering, and trespassing; 21 “John” arrests or citations; and 49 other transgressions related to human trafficking.
In total, the Police Department reported 411 violations of law connected with trafficking.
From 2013 to 2016, Nevada logged only 356 cases of human trafficking. In 2021, the state recorded 201 cases.