Washington County Sheriff's Office and Partners Conduct Human Trafficking and Sexual Solicitation Operation

Media Release:

For several weeks, The Washington County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division and Child Recovery Unit and Homeland Security Investigations to conduct a Human Trafficking and sexual solicitation operation.

This operation had great success, where law enforcement was able to identify trafficking victims and child sex predators. The Washington County Health Department partnered with law enforcement and provided the victims with numerous harm reduction programs. A total of 11 subjects were detained during the operation, and of the 11 subjects, five were able to be placed into harm reduction programs by the Washington County Health Department. The remaining six individuals have been charged and are listed below. Along with the other charges listed below, two arrest warrants were served, and illegal narcotics were removed from various suspects.

This operation was a coordinated effort between the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, The Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division and Child Recovery Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, and The Washington County Health Department under the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN). The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services provides grant funding and strategic support to MCIN member sites to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal organizations and those involved in human trafficking through inter-agency collaboration and data sharing to make Maryland safer. The Washington County Health Department also provides funding for these efforts. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all agencies for their contribution to this operation to help make Washington County safer.

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