A massive enforcement operation in North Louisiana targeting registered sex offenders nets 67 arrests. It’s one of the biggest child predator busts in state history. Attorney General Liz Murrill says it happened during a month-long operation last month called Operation Access Denied.
“Everyone who we arrested had a previous conviction of a sex crime involving a juvenile victim. And they were subsequently arrested for additional violations of Louisiana law that were discovered during this operation,” Murrill explained.
Murrill says agents from 26 sheriff’s offices, three police departments, the Department of Public Safety and the Bossier Marshal’s Office used the sex offender registry and other resources to identify the sex offenders who were engaging in illegal online activity, and that led to the discovery of other crimes.
“First-degree rape, computer-aided solicitation of the juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of child sexual abuse material, and sexual abuse of an animal,” Murrill said.
Murrill says these arrests underscore the importance of parents diligently supervising their kids’ online activity at all times.
“If they have a phone, if they have an iPad, if they have a laptop, if they have access to the internet, then a sex predator has access to your child,” Murrill warned.