07
September
PREDATORS FEEL STING (Nassau ‘cybersex’ operation nets 21 arrests in cases involving men seeking young girls on Internet)
Twenty-one men were arrested in a four-month-long undercover sting that targeted sexual predators who troll the Internet looking for underage victims. While all of the men arrested were charged with disseminating indecent material to minors – either in the form of sexually explicit e-mails or photographs – six were arrested after they actually showed up at an undisclosed house hoping to meet up with a 13 or 14 year old girl. Some pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial, others pleaded guilty and are awaiting their sentence or are already