Overview
- Undercover detectives posed online as 14-year-olds during an Oct. 15–17 operation dubbed All Tricks, No Treats.
- Officials report 18 individuals interacted with the decoys, with about half sending explicit material or attempting to arrange sex.
- Six suspects were arrested in Martin County, and authorities are seeking warrants for 12 additional targets in Florida and other states.
- Investigators released body-camera video from arrests as FDLE, the FBI, HSI, Stuart Police and other agencies outlined the joint effort.
- The attorney general emphasized noncitizen involvement and said prosecutors will seek the death penalty where appropriate, while the state attorney estimated a minimum sentence of about 42 months for those in custody.