Marshfield Police Department Involved in Statewide Sting Operation
Friday, September 15th, 2017 -- 11:15 AM
(WDLB) -The Marshfield Police Department was one of 20 law enforcement agencies participating in a statewide sting operation to arrest more than two-dozen sex traffickers, “johns” and child abusers this summer.State Attorney General Brad Schimel Thursday announced the arrests, as part of the launch of his new Bureau of Human Trafficking. 25 individuals were apprehended in July and August, in a sting operation targeting those seeking children for sexual purposes in northern central and eastern Wisconsin. Some of those arrested were knowingly seeking 14-and-15-year-olds for sexual reasons. Charges include soliciting a prostitute or child for prostitution, pandering, attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child, child enticement, using a computer to facilitate a sex crime, and exposing a child to harmful materials.
Other agencies involved included the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff’s and D-A offices from Door, Dane, Rock, Sheboygan and Vilas Counties, and police departments in Madison, Monona, McFarland, Kohler, Cottage Grove, and Eagle River??"along with U-S Marshals and the State Patrol.
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