Four individuals have been arrested after a sting operation attempting to catch child predators. On Wednesday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Marion County Attorney’s Office, Knoxville PD, Pella PD, Mid Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Iowa State University PD, Des Moines County, Wapello County, Henry County Sheriff’s Offices, and Altoona PD conducted another multi-jurisdictional effort with the goal of intercepting child sexual predators. As a result of these efforts, four individuals were arrested after traveling to Marion County with the intent to commit an illegal sex act upon or sexually exploit a minor under the age of sixteen.