JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has announced the 30th arrest connected to Operation Checkmate, a multi-day undercover operation targeting adults accused of using the internet to solicit children for sex.
According to the sheriff’s office, 34-year-old Jose Malagon was arrested on June 25 after detectives obtained a warrant following the operation.
Investigators said Malagon used an online platform to communicate with two people he believed were teenage girls and solicited them for sex. The individuals were actually undercover detectives assigned to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit…