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America's Most Wanted Host John Walsh Goes Undercover to Expose International Sex Trafficking
Crime-Fighting Series Airs Special Broadcast from Cambodia
November 11, 2010 – In a special episode of America's
Most Wanted, airing Saturday, Nov. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX,
host John Walsh will take viewers to the front lines of the
international battle against child predators.
America's Most Wanted cameras go undercover in Cambodia, a
nation targeted by pedophiles because the abject poverty there has made
it distressingly easy to “buy” underage children. Working with
international law enforcement agencies, Walsh investigates a notorious
Phnom Penh bar to see firsthand how young girls are offered to foreign
visitors and visits a Cambodian prison to confront jailed Westerners
accused of preying upon children.
Walsh also talks to Somaly Mam, a tireless advocate who has dedicated
her life to rescuing Cambodia’s children from the sex trade. A sex-crime
victim as a child, Mam operates a center for other victimized children,
offering them hope for the future.
In the episode, Walsh will ask viewers to get involved in the fight
against predators by helping him track down several American pedophiles
profiled during the broadcast.
To date, America's Most Wanted has helped capture more than
1,100 criminals, including 17 on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list. The
series has also reunited 43 missing children with their families, which
Walsh says is his “proudest achievement.” In March 2010, President Obama
appeared on AMW to congratulate the series on its milestone 1000th
episode.
The series is produced by STF Productions, Inc. John Walsh is host and
executive producer, and Steve Katz is co-executive producer.
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