The Wichita Police Department on Thursday arrested 16 people for various sex trafficking charges.
The Police Department said in a Facebook post, during a special assignment that focused on individuals attempting to purchase sexual relations on North Broadway, officers were able to make the 16 arrests.
Officers from North Community Policing, North Community Response Team, Vice and the Broadway Corridor Team conducted the special assignment.
Officials said that a total of 22 sex trafficking special assignments have been conducted in the Broadway corridor over the last four years and that 201 individuals have been arrested for various sex trafficking charges during these assignments.




