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Operation Cross Coun- try, which ran from Oct. 12 to 15, concluded with the recovery of 84 minors that were the victims of sexual exploitation and the arrest of 120 traffick- ers, authorities an- nounced. The four-day operation also included operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Cambo- dia, the Philippines and Thailand. This Operation Cross Country involved 55 FBI field offices and 78 FBI-led Child Exploitation Task Forces. More than 500 law enforcement agencies assisted.

Wichita was one of a handful of Kansas cities involved in the investiga- tion. The FBI would not say if any arrests connect- ed to the operation oc- curred in Wichita. Nationally, hundreds of law enforcement person- nel took part in sting oper- ations in hotels, casinos, truck stops, and through social media sites. Stan Finger: 316-268-6437 FBI operation nets six Kansas arrests BY STAN FINGER The K-State student who took a photo of two people with their white, hooded, K-State ponchos during lightning-delayed football game is receiving backlash on social media for her reference to the KKK. The photo, which ap- pears to have been taken on Snapchat, depicts two people with their cone- pointed hoods pulled over their heads and covering their faces along with the text, members of the Kstate Kool The photo has since been shared via Facebook and Twitter, receiving hundreds of retweets and shares.

It is not immediately known who first took a screenshot of the photo and shared it on social media. The photo was taken on Snapchat user Sarah Har- account, who is a freshman in mass commu- nications at K-State. Har- per is also part of Family of the Year, which is organized by Chimes Junior Honorary Society. Craig Robinson, family member and lawyer acting as the spokesman, told the K-State Collegian that Harper was and her actions are not representative of the family. is unfortunate, and it was never the intent of the participants in the Robinson said.

The two individuals in the photo are related to the Rob- inson family, but not K- State students, according to Robinson. Harper allegedly mes- saged another freshman who had reached out to her regarding the photo with the following text: was a mistake. I think about who might see this and take offense, I was being The message was verified by the Collegian. Robinson told the Colle- gian that Harper is dis- traught and wanted to quit school. Harper has since deleted her Facebook ac- count.

K-State issued a state- ment to the Collegian regarding the incident. posting through their private social media accounts do not represent or speak on be- half of the the statement said. Prin- ciples of Community clear- ly articulate our shared values. Kansas State Uni- versity is gathering facts about a post on social media that has generated significant comment and concern about racism. Once the facts have been gathered, the university will respond as This photo is part of a string of racist acts occur- ring at K-State.

In Septem- ber, white supremacist fliers were found on cam- pus, and in May, a noose was found hanging from a campus tree. In September 2016, another Snapchat photo that por- trayed two people with a went viral. Kaitlyn Alanis: 316-269-6708, photo with KKK reference sparks rage BY KAITLYN ALANIS Harbor House with Catholic Charities is re- minding people to wear purple these last two Thursdays of October to raise domestic violence awareness during its cam- paign, dayICT. shows survivors in the community that we stand with them, that we support them and that here to offer our Keri McGregor with Harbor House said during police brief- ing. have clients in shelter now when they see people in the commu- nity wearing purple they think, be- cause of me.

be- cause they care. because they hear what going through and they care about McGregor also encour- ages people to use the hashtag to help eliminate the stigmas associated with domestic violence. feel as a communi- ty if we can do that to- gether reach far more people and save lives, and the goal she said. The Wichita Family Crisis Center will be host- ing a Community Engage- ment and Survivor Art Event for Domestic Vio- lence Awareness Month from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct.

27 at 413 S. Commerce. Survi- vor art and poetry will be displayed. Laddy the Labrador with Wichita Police De- victims assist- ant unit attended the briefing while wearing a purple bow to also raise awareness for domestic violence. Laddy acts as a calming presence free of charge from beginning to end to those coping with criminal acts.

Both Catholic Harbor House and the Wichita Family Crisis Center have a 24-hour crisis line for those who need help: Harbor House, 316-263-6000 and Wich- ita Family Crisis Center: 316-267-SAFE (7233). Agencies raise awareness of domestic violence BY KAITLYN ALANIS.