The men were charged with human trafficking, electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for sex.
Aug. 16, 2023, 5:57 p.m.Seven men, including a registered sex offender, are facing human trafficking and other charges after they were ensnared in an undercover operation where authorities posed as a 14-year-old girl who sought to perform sex acts for money.
The defendants were arrested last Thursday and Friday in Dothan as part of Operation: Back to School, a law enforcement operation that targets child predators, authorities toldUndercover officers posed as a 14-year-old girl online and posted an ad seeking money in exchange for sexual services. “It’s quite evident by these seven arrests that these individuals [knew] that they or thought they were meeting a 14-year-old for illegal sex [acts and] chose to do so,” said Maj. Bill Rafferty with the Houston County Sherrif’s Office, according to WDHN.Wilmer Ponce-Gomez, 26 of OzarkPierre Dyck, 41 of DothanThe defendants were charged with first-degree human trafficking, electronic solicitation of a child by a computer device and traveling to meet a child for sex.
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