A nationwide law enforcement crackdown targeting child sex predators resulted in hundreds of arrests, including a man from the Oklahoma City metro, according to the Department of Justice. The two-week operation, dubbed Operation Relentless Justice, involved all 56 FBI field offices, the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and U.S. attorneys’ offices across the...Read More
TAYLOR, Mich. (WXYZ) — Taylor police recently arrested four men they say believed they were going to meet children to engage in sex. Instead, they walked straight into handcuffs. Watch Carli’s story in the video player below: Taylor police arrest 4 men in undercover child predator sting operation Carli Petrus is 7 News Detroit’s Downriver...Read More
KY court upholds child predator law Published 4:00 pm Wednesday, January 28, 2026 By TOM LATEK/Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says Kentucky law requiring registered child sex offenders to use their full name on social media can be enforced statewide, after a unanimous ruling from the U.S. 6th Circuit...Read More
A 56-year-old Sexual Predator was sentenced to Life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of molesting a 6-year-old girl, State Attorney Larry Basford announced. Michael Neaves Butts, of Alabama, was found guilty of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation on a person under the age of 12 after a...Read More
A former school principal described by a judge as “a sexual predator” who abused young boys in their “formative years” has been jailed for four years. Patrick Harte, aged 84, was employed as a teacher at Sancta Maria Christian Brothers school on Synge St, Dublin, from 1967 to 2007, latterly as a principal. This fourth...Read More
DEL RIO – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Border Mounted Patrol Unit made multiple illegal immigrant apprehensions during Operation Lone Star on New Year’s Day in Maverick Co. – including a previously deported child sex predator. On Jan. 1, 2026, just after 10:30 a.m., DPS’ Border Mounted Patrol Unit responded to a Drawbridge...Read More
MONTGOMERY – As lawmakers begin the new legislative session this week, Governor Kay Ivey is calling for the swift passage of the Child Predator Death Penalty Act to prioritize the safety of Alabama’s children. The governor highlighted this bill as a priority during her state of the state address Tuesday evening. “When it comes to...Read More
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles County has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the massively popular online gaming platform fails to adequately protect children from online predators. The county argues the platform, widely used by young players, does not have sufficient safeguards to prevent adults from posing as minors and interacting with children. “I...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four men were arrested in a Santa Fe Police Department operation that targeted alleged online child sexual predators. Story continues below The police department’s Special Victims Unit launched an online chat operation, which involved detectives using undercover accounts on multiple websites and internet-based communication applications, to talk directly with alleged offenders. Police were then able to identify them and later apprehend...Read More
As Alabama lawmakers begin the new legislative session this week, Governor Kay Ivey is urging the swift passage of the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, calling it a critical step in protecting the state’s most vulnerable residents. The governor identified the legislation as a top priority during her State of the State address Tuesday evening....Read More
