141 Arrested for Online Child Sex Abuse Nets Across Southern California

141 Arrested for Online Child Sex Abuse Nets Across Southern California
A boy navigates online learning resources provided by his school on March 23, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—A five-county enforcement effort targeting internet crimes against children netted 141 arrests, authorities said Sept. 14.

“Operation Protect the Innocent” was conducted Sept. 6-12 by personnel from the Los Angeles Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes more than five dozen law enforcement agencies, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).