WSVN — A massive undercover operation has resulted in the arrests of over people. A year-old boy who traveled to the undercover location is also being considered a victim of human trafficking.
The suspects range in age from 17 to 69 years of age, and they include 69 prostitutes, 75 people who solicited prostitutes, two people accused of traveling to meet a minor and five people inside the country illegally. One of the suspects included year-old James Michels who, investigators said, traveled to meet with an undercover detective posing as a year-old boy. Investigators said Michels was HIV-positive yet told the undercover detective that he was not, and that he wanted to have unprotected sex.
Authorities also said Michels had child pornography with him when he was arrested, including a piece of evidence showing the sexual battery of a child between 12 and 36 months.
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