TAMPA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - A monthslong undercover investigation into sexual predators of children in Hillsborough County has ended in 171 arrests, Sheriff Chad Chronister said Thursday.

Those arrested included a high school teacher and a man who detectives say had one million images and videos of child pornography on his computer.

In a news conference in Tampa, Chronister said “Operation Unmasking Predators” also rescued six victims of trafficking.

The investigation involved the Sheriff’s Office’s Human Trafficking Squad, Sexual Predator Unit, and Internet Predator Unit.

The operation focused on identifying and arresting individuals exploiting children. Charges against the suspects include human trafficking, traveling to meet a minor, possession and transmission of child sexual abuse ma

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