The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department joined forces with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies in a three-day undercover operation in July, targeting adults who attempted to exploit children online.

Over 90 personnel from 21 allied agencies partook in Operation SPF-13, according to a post from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Undercover detectives posed as 13-year-old (and younger) children on various social media platforms, and during these communications, the undercover detectives made their ages clear to the suspects.

Suspects still directed the undercover to commit sexual acts, ask for and send pornographic material, and/or arrange to meet and have sexual contact. SCSO stated 13 suspects were arrested across Sacramento, Placer and Humboldt counties on multip

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