TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma authorities announced 33 arrests Wednesday, stemming from a multiagency child pornography investigation.
The four-month undercover sting, dubbed “Operation Clean Sweep,” set out to protect children from predators living within the Northern District of Oklahoma, KOKI reported.
Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said during a news conference that 12 of the 33 alleged child predators identified in the sting have already pleaded guilty in federal court.
The operation is also credited with identifying and rescuing 12 child victims, KOKI reported.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the arrests spanned 10 of the 11 counties in Oklahoma’s northern district, and 14 of the 33 cases being prosecuted fall within Indian Country jurisdiction.
“The operation concentrated resources and personnel to identify and help victims of child sex abuse and hold accountable those who exploit them. I appreciate our law enforcement partners who identified these 33 alleged predators of children and brought them forward for federal prosecution,” Johnson said in a prepared statement.
Operation Clean Sweep is part of the Justice Department’s Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.
Click here to see the names of the people arrested as part of Operation Clean Sweep.
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