Slidell Police arrest seven in sting operation after posing online as 15-year-old girl

The Slidell Police Department arrested seven people on counts of computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with juveniles after undercover investigators posed as a 15-year-old girl in online chatrooms and social media sites.

The police said in a news release that some of the individuals who were arrested had engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the undercover officer and arranged to meet the fictional 15-year-old with the intent of committing sexual acts.

In August, state and federal law enforcement agencies formed a task force in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes focused on child sexual exploitation…

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