This seems like big news:
FBI Houston arrested six alleged members of a criminal ring for “sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of children” as a part of a coordinated national operation that resulted in the arrest of 225 “child sex abuse offenders” and the rescue of 115 children.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the results of the “Restore Justice Operation,” a nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse in collaboration with all 55 FBI offices on Wednesday. Among the arrests made via the operation were six alleged members of a child sex trafficking group, “including its female ring leader,” captured by the Houston FBI branch.
Among those six arrested were Natalia Flores, Deatric Wiltz, Christopher Hutchins, Salathien Lilly, and Cedrick Fisher. “The sixth person is a separate case. His name is Joshua Jerome Finney,” FBI Houston told The Texan, providing no further information.
First launched as an effort following the DOJ’s “observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April,” the DOJ stated that Operation Restore Justice “underscores the Department’s unwavering commitment to protecting children and raising awareness about the dangers they face.”
The FBI said that in “many” of the cases, “parental vigilance and community outreach efforts played a critical role in bringing these offenders to justice.”
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“The Department of Justice will never stop fighting to protect victims — especially child victims — and we will not rest until we hunt down, arrest, and prosecute every child predator who preys on the most vulnerable among us,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a press release.
Bondi added that she’s directed her prosecutors “not to negotiate” in the cases.
The DOJ shared that the 225 arrested are alleged to have committed a number of crimes, including “the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material, online enticement and transportation of minors, and child sex trafficking.”
It may be a false impression, but it sure seems like the Trump47 Administration has been a whole lot more aggressive pursuing child sex trafficking crimes than the Biden Administration was, maybe because some of their precious illegal aliens were involved in it. Then again, it may just be that lots of FBI resources have been freed up now that J6 defendants and random Trump associates are no longer the main targets…
Tags: Cedrick Fisher, Christopher Hutchins, Crime, Deatric Wiltz, Department of Justice, FBI, Houston, Kash Patel, Mary Elise Cosgray, Natalia Flores, Pam Bondi, pedophilia, Salathien Lilly, sex offender, Texas, The Texan News
“It may be a false impression, but it sure seems like the Trump47 Administration has been a whole lot more aggressive pursuing child sex trafficking crimes than the Biden Administration was,..”
Ya think?
Galleria pimp/child rapist Arthur Hector Fernandez III had a prior conviction dating from 2023 but the court record was placed under seal. As is so often the case, recidivists commit worse crimes than those for which they were initially arrested.
If Bondi does her job, this man will never have another opportunity of raping children.
Errata: the motion filed under seal was with reference to the present case, not a former conviction.
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By doing these busts, they can claim vigilance over CSA while slow walking Epstein related information releases. These busts are great but…..
More of this, please. Especially in the Buffalo, NY, school system.
After all children, er, illegal aliens are our future.