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#27: March 31, 2017

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The Perception That Trump Is Getting All of These Pedophile Arrests Going

CNN's John Berman says the stings aren't about pedophile rings, they're just a way for law enforcement to get people in trouble. He points out that many of the charges against those arrested are flimsy and don't even lead to jail time. In one Memphis case undercover agents posed as juvenile girls on Craigslist so men could have sex with an underage girl. The real victims were being cared for by Department of Children and Family Service personnel who didn't want their names made public.

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