WSFA - A total of 11 men, including one in law enforcement, were arrested as part of a multi-jurisdictional sex trafficking sting operation undertaken on Thursday and Friday. Six remain in custody while the other five have since posted bail and been released. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and officials from other agencies gathered Monday to discuss the results of the sting operation. An Alabama state trooper, Ryan Rhodes, was among those caught in the net of the sting operation.
ALEA has since confirmed that Rhodes no longer works for the agency, releasing this statement following his arrest:.
Multiple agencies came together for the operation, including the Covenant Rescue Group. Chief Dante Gordon with the U. Marshals Service said the USMS and Covenant have already conducted two sex trafficking operations in Montgomery County this year, resulting in 23 total arrests.
Gordon said 33 non-compliant sex offenders have been arrested this year and 10 have been presented for federal prosecution.
Additionally, five missing and endangered juveniles have also been recovered who were involved in commercial sex or human trafficking operations. Law enforcement urged parents to be involved in what their children are looking at online and what apps are on their phones in order to limit the risk of them becoming future victims. Skip to content. Watch Live. Latest Video. First Alert Weather Radio Partners. Programming Your Weather Radio.
