Nearly a dozen arrested in Opelika child exploitation operation
OPELIKA, Ala. () — Almost a dozen people were arrested in connection to a child exploitation operation on Thursday and Friday, according to the Opelika Police Department.
A total of 11 individuals were taken into custody in an operation conducted by OPD along with the Lee County District Attorney's Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Covenant Rescue Group – a non-profit aiming to bring hope to trafficking victims.
Police say the following people were arrested:
Courtney Rashad Avery, 40, of OpelikaCharges: Child Solicitation by Computer and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Grant Kisang Lee, 43, of Johns Creek, GeorgiaCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Ismel Cano Montealegre, 21, of MontgomeryCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Victor Lewis Dowdell II, 27, of AuburnCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Javier Perez, 25, of AuburnCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, andTraveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Jacob Andrew Fahringer, 23, of AuburnCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Arnulfo Diaz-Alvarado, 27, of Dothan, AlabamaCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Efraim Perez Vaquero, 22, of Union Springs, AlabamaCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Seungyun Lee, 28, of AuburnCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Quyen Huu Nguyen, 29, of AuburnCharges: Two counts of Prostitution with a Minor, two counts of Child Solicitation by Computer, and two counts of Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
Marcus Savon Wilson, 44, of AuburnCharges: Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, andTraveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act
Anyone with information is asked to call the Opelika Police Department's detective division at (334) 705-5220, or the secret witness hotline at (334) 745-8665.
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