The Brief
- The FBI’s Operation Restore Justice resulted in 205 arrests and 115 child rescues nationwide, including nine individuals charged in Georgia.
- Charges in Georgia ranged from possession of child sexual abuse material to enticement of a minor, with arrests made in Atlanta, Augusta, and Rome.
- The operation coincided with the end of Child Abuse Prevention Month and involved coordination between federal, state, and local agencies, as well as nonprofit partners like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
ATLANTA – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded a sweeping, week-long national operation targeting child sex abuse offenders, resulting in 205 arrests and the rescue of 115 children across the country.
What we know:
Dubbed Operation Restore Justice, the initiative mobilized resources from all 55 FBI field offices between April 28 and May 1. The effort coincided with the end of Child Abuse Prevention Month and spotlighted the FBI’s ongoing campaign to fight child exploitation.…