Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office arrests eight men in online child predator sting
WAGONER COUNTY, Okla. – The Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office says eight men have been arrested following a months-long undercover operation targeting people accused of trying to meet minors for sex.
How was the investigation conducted?
Investigators say they worked with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which develops leads involving online child exploitation. Sheriff’s investigators then conducted undercover operations using trained decoys posing as minors.
Officials say hundreds of people contacted undercover accounts during the investigation, but only eight cases resulted in arrests so far…