More than 130 people were arrested during a multi-agency operation that targeted internet crimes against children, SoCal authorities announced.
"Operation Online Guardian'' was conducted earlier this month with the help of 102 agencies in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.More than 130 people were arrested during a multi-agency operation that targeted internet crimes against children, authorities announced Wednesday.
"All one needs to do, as we do in the first step of going undercover and looking at these platforms, is to see the horrific volume of predators that are actively pursuing the opportunity to identify vulnerable victims and to abuse them and destroy their lives," said LAPD Chief Michel Moore during a press conference.
"Child exploitation crimes, as you know, have no boundaries," said Assistant US Attorney Joe McNally. "Predators operate online from different cities, different counties, even internationally."
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