(Council Bluffs) A Des Moines man has been arrested following an online child predator operation conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department targeting individuals seeking to exploit children.
Thomas Benjamin Stone, of Des Moines, was taken into custody after investigators completed the operation. The investigation focused on identifying individuals allegedly attempting to exploit minors through online communications.
The Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office has approved the following charges against Stone:
- Grooming, in violation of Iowa Code 709.8A.
- Phone dissemination of obscene materials to a minor, in violation of Iowa Code 728.15(1).
- Sexual exploitation of a minor, in violation of Iowa Code 728.12(1).
Stone is being held at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond…