Overview

• The Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group conducted a two-day undercover suppression operation earlier this week in north suburban Lake County.
• Undercover detectives posing as sex providers via online classified ads arrested 27 men at a Gurnee-area hotel when they offered money for sexual acts.
• Each suspect was charged with soliciting a sexual act, cited and released pending court appearances.
• Two individuals resisted arrest, causing minor injuries to an officer and damage to the hotel hallway.
• Authorities say they will maintain demand-focused enforcement as a core tactic in breaking human trafficking networks.