At least 10 people arrested in multi-agency child sex crimes sting

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – The Goose Creek Police Department has arrested at least 10 individuals as part of a multi-agency investigation into internet crimes against children.

Operation Caught by Cupid was conducted from February 13 through 17.

“The operation utilized social media platforms to find individuals that were actively pursuing
vulnerable children in hopes of sexually abusing them,” GCPD said.

Reports say GCPD secured a home in Goose Creek where at least five subjects allegedly traveled to the home to have sex with a juvenile.

Since the operation wrapped, five additional suspects have been arrested, and six suspects have warrants out for their arrest.

Arrests for those individuals range from:

• Criminal Exploitation of a Minor.
• Criminal Solicitation of a Minor.
• Unlawful to Disseminate Obscene Material to a Person Under 18.
• Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact with a Minor.

Twenty subjects across the United States are being investigated following Operation Caught by Cupid.

While initiated by the Goose Creek Police Department, the operation is receiving support from:

• The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.
• The Federal Bureau of Investigations.
• Homeland Security Investigations.
• The United States Secret Service
• NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigations Service).
• Mount Pleasant Police Department.
• Charleston County Sheriff’s Office.
• Moncks Corner Police Department.
• Lexington Police Department.
• Colleton County Sheriff’s Office.
• Marion County Sheriff’s Office.