Three Herndon men charged with soliciting children online in Loudoun

Three Herndon residents were arrested last month on charges of attempting to exploit children in Loudoun County.

The men — identified as 45-year-old Ravi Shankar Reddy Gunipalli, 29-year-old Thomas Ian Wallace and 28-year-old Ruben Oben Nouta — were among eight people arrested by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office during the week of April 21 as part of an “internet chat operation,” according to a press release.

Each of the eight men believed they were chatting with minors no older than 15 on social media and other internet platforms, the sheriff’s office said…

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