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KINGS COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Five radical accused of kid intersexual exploitation were arrested pursuing a sting cognition successful Kings County, the California Attorney General announced connected Tuesday.
According to the authorities lawyer general's office, the 5 suspects were arrested pursuing an cognition by the Kings County Sheriff's Office that took spot betwixt Sept. 5 and Sept. 7. The multi-day sting cognition resulted successful arrests for arranging a gathering with a insignificant for the intent of enactment and gathering with a insignificant for the intent of intersexual relations.
According to the lawyer general's office, the sting cognition saw agents posing arsenic minors online - and the suspects past contacted the agents and arranged to conscionable up. During those encounters, officials accidental the suspects utilized sexually explicit connection and sent graphic photos.
The Kings County Sheriff's Office received assistance from the California Department of Justice and the Human Trafficking / Sexual Predator Apprehension Team (HT/SPAT) Fresno Regional Office to marque the arrests.
"We’re warring to clasp perpetrators accountable and marque our communities safer for California families," said Attorney General Rob Bonta. "Our connection is simple: If you people our kids, we volition bring you to justice."
