Several arrests have been made by the police in Dallas, Tx involving Prostitution on Wednesday, January 4th 2012.

A 34-year-old Oakland man was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for pimping a 15-year-old runaway to an undercover police officer, the Orange County district attorney's office said.

BRIDGEPORT-- For a while Theodore "PeeJaye" Briggs tasted the good life. He had Gucci clothes, a Hummer, a black BMW and plenty of cash -- sometimes as much as $7,500 a night. Much of it was brought in by four teenage prostitutes. Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Norwalk-rapper-gets-10-years-for-pimping-teens-2754641.php#ixzz1lJHfRroB

SEATTLE -- Officials from Backpage.com are firing back at critics who accuse the company of helping pimps sell underage girls in online and newspaper ads. The company had already addressed the controversy in written statements, but this week representatives went on national TV to answer the growing criticism.

Police suspect that a seven-year-veteran NYPD officer has been moonlighting as a pimp. Officer Monty Green has been the subject of an Internal Affairs probe since 2009, and hasn't been formally charged with anything. But their investigation report claims they have taped evidence of him “discussing prostitution-related activities.” Green denied the charged to the News: “That’s not me. I don’t know anything about that.”

A Los Angeles man faces several criminal charges stemming from his arrest last week on suspicion of forcing a child into prostitution and sexually assaulting her, police said. LAPD officers and FBI agents took Michael Vincent Pree, 23, into custody Dec. 21. He is accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl repeatedly over the course of a week and forcing her to work as a prostitute during the same period, according to information released by police Monday.

STOCKTON, CA - The same day Stockton police announced proudly that Christopher Chessman was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for pimping, the problem of prostitution obviously hasn't been halted.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Seventeen people were taken to jail early Monday evening in an Oklahoma City prostitution sting. Click Like For Oklahoma News Updates: Oklahoma City Police Department spokesman Gary Knight wouldn't comment on the specific tactics used to make the arrests but said officers from the city's vice unit were working undercover in the 1400 block of South Robinson. Read more: http://www.koco.com/news/30668135/detail.html#ixzz1pAnPzQ51

Manhattan madam Anna Gristina has been described as a suburban houswife who loved her four children and volunteered at a pig resuce center in her spare time, but a rival prostitrution ring leader has revealed a much darker side to the soccer mom.

The FBI seems to be having a bit of trouble accessing electronic evidence lately. First there was the case of the forgotten encryption key, and now the Bureau is unable to prosecute a notorious San Diego pimp because they can't break his Android's screen lock.