40 Kids Rescued in SoCal Predator Sting
- Southern California law enforcement rescued 40 children and arrested 341 suspects during a multi-agency sting operation targeting online predators this week. - Riverside County Sheriff's Department led the five-day effort, with suspects traveling to meet decoys posing as minors for sex, officials said. - Additional charges against 58 suspects are pending toxicology tests on seized drugs, authorities announced Friday.
Southern California authorities rescued 40 children and arrested 341 people accused of seeking sex with minors during a five-day sting operation that concluded Friday. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department led the multi-agency effort, which used undercover decoys posing as children online to lure suspects to prearranged locations across the region. "These predators thought they were meeting children for sex but instead encountered law enforcement," Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a Friday press conference. ### Which agencies participated in the operation? The Riverside County Sheriff's Department coordinated with 35 local, state and federal agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and multiple regional police departments. Seventy-six detectives
