They are all charged with solicitation, a misdemeanor crime. Law enforcement officials said Thursday that 28 people were arrested during this four-day sting. They set up a base inside a vacant, village-owner home in Newburgh Heights and pretended to be underage children online. Once they met men they say were willing to have sex with their underage personas, they invited the men to that home.
When they men showed up, rather than meeting the child they allegedly planned to have sex with, they met a team of law enforcement agents ready with handcuffs. Authorities asked for parents to be vigilant.
We urge parents, young people, to arm themselves with the resources and the information to aid us in this fight. I mean even certain apps not involved in this operation, but like Musical. News Local News Cleveland Metro. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. By: Amanda Merrell , Drew Scofield. You can watch a video of one of the arrests in the player below:. Copyright Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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