Operation COVID Crackdown: 30 men face charges in minor-solicitation stingApr 21, 2020
Thirty men have been arrested in an online predator sting named Operation COVID Crackdown. Fairfax County police announced the arrests Tuesday.
The operation sought to identify and apprehend predators who use the internet to exploit children, according to a news release.
“In each case, offenders used online platforms to initiate explicit conversations and solicit sex from police officers posing as children,†police said. “When each of the suspects arrived at agreed upon locations, detectives took them into custody.â€
School closures and the implementation of distance learning have increased many children’s online presence and inadvertently placed them at higher risk of exploitation, police noted. ...
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