WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga.—A four-day undercover sting operation targeting online child predators, dubbed “Operation H.O.O.K.” (Hands Off Our Kids), resulted in the arrest of 11 individuals on numerous charges, including human trafficking for sexual servitude.
The proactive investigation, which ran from October 2 to October 6, 2025, was coordinated by the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, the GBI, and the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office. The operation aimed to identify and arrest individuals who communicate with and arrange to meet children for sex.
Arrest Details and Charges
The 11 arrested suspects range in age from 24 to 56 and traveled from Georgia and Tennessee with the intent to meet who they believed was a minor. Seven electronic devices were seized and processed for evidence.
Of the 31 cases established during the operation, nine led to arrests after the perpetrators attempted to meet an undercover investigator posing as a child…