San Antonio Sting Sheriff Salazar Nabs Suspect In Online Child Solicitation Plot

Sheriff Javier Salazar on Thursday stepped in front of the cameras in San Antonio with one message: his office is going after people who try to prey on kids online. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Human Exploitation Unit, he said, arrested a suspect after an online contact led to a planned meet-up, the result of a recent undercover operation targeting online solicitation of a minor. Salazar added that detectives are still digging into the case and urged anyone with information to speak up.

Salazar Briefs Reporters

As reported by FOX San Antonio, Salazar held the briefing live and walked reporters through how the sting unfolded. Investigators used a covert online account to make contact with the suspect and set up a meeting, at which deputies moved in and made a controlled arrest. The station carried the briefing in real time and later posted the full video for anyone who missed it.

Part Of A Months-Long Crackdown

BCSO has been running multiple undercover operations…..

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