24 California Men Arrested in 3-Day Child Predator Sting

Published on April 24, 2024

Two dozen men were arrested this month as part of a three-day operation targeting child predators, the Sacramento County Sheriff Office announced April 22. Detectives with the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force posed as girls 13 years old and younger during the sweep that led to 24 arrests of suspects ranging from 20 to 70 years old, according to Sheriff Jim Cooper. “These predators are out there, and they prey on our kids, and we’ve got to stop it,” Mr. Cooper said during a news conference Monday. Nearly 100 investigators from 21 law enforcement agencies participated in the operation. The sheriff stressed to parents to know what their kids were doing online, saying law enforcement gets millions of tips involving sexual exploitation of minors from social media sites every year....