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San Diego Gangs Outsourcing Pimping Duties to Women

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As gangs look for new sources of money beyond drugs, they've turned to sex trafficking. Federal officials pinpoint San Diego as a hub for this criminal activity -- and authorities see more gangs turning to women to help run prostitution rings. In gang slang, they're called "bottoms." From KPBS, we hear the story of a woman who was a former bottom.

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