Undercover S.F. child-exploitation sting leads to felony charges against 5 Bay Area men

The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office charged five Bay Area men with felonies for allegedly meeting with children for sexual purposes.

Investigators talked to suspects online before arresting the five men between the ages of 27 and 50, San Francisco Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

Detectives posed as underage children and adults with young children on social media platforms. They “immersed” themselves in “conversations involving the exploitation of children,” Miyamoto said. He did not specify which platforms were used…

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