12 nabbed in child sex trafficking sting ahead of World Cup, police say
WPLG Local 10 • • sports
Key Points:
- Twelve men have been charged with felonies related to an undercover child sex trafficking sting conducted in Homestead, Florida, ahead of the FIFA matches in Miami-Dade County.
- The operation involved detectives posing as a mother prostituting her two daughters online, leading to arrests when the suspects arrived at a hotel to engage in illegal activities.
- The suspects, ranging in age from 22 to 51 and from various Miami-Dade locations, face charges including human trafficking of a person under 18.
- The sting was a collaborative effort involving Homestead police, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.