Overview

• The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office led a three-day undercover operation that deployed 90 personnel from 21 federal, state, and local agencies.
• Detectives posing as children on social media arranged meetings that resulted in 13 arrests across Sacramento, Placer, and Humboldt counties.
• Suspects face felony counts that include contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense, arranging a meeting, sending harmful material, attempted lewd acts, attempted production of child pornography, child endangerment, and controlled substance offenses.
• One arrestee was found with more than 100 grams of methamphetamine packaged for sale, and another brought an infant who was placed in protective custody.
• The district attorney’s cyber team assisted with search warrants, officials said ICAC efforts will continue, and authorities noted none of the suspects worked with children.