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Operation Restore Justice Rescues 115 Children, Arrests 205 Alleged Child Sex Offenders Nationwide

The DOJ-led five-day crackdown, part of Project Safe Childhood, highlights federal efforts to combat child exploitation with arrests in Michigan, Washington, and West Virginia.

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Overview

  • The five-day operation, conducted in late April 2025, involved all 55 FBI field offices and DOJ Criminal Division teams, resulting in 205 arrests and the rescue of 115 children nationwide.
  • In the Eastern District of Michigan, five individuals were arrested on charges including child pornography and sex trafficking of a minor.
  • Seven federal cases in the Western District of Washington advanced in April 2025, with charges ranging from child pornography production to sex trafficking through coercion.
  • Konnor Wolfe Lyons was indicted in the Southern District of West Virginia on three felony counts of child pornography and arrested by the FBI on April 30, 2025.
  • The DOJ urges public vigilance and reporting of suspected exploitation through the FBI tipline as part of its ongoing Project Safe Childhood initiative, launched in 2006.