27 Online Offenders Arrested in Undercover Operation: Prosecutor

Twenty-seven online offenders in mugshots. (Office of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor)

Authorities in Ohio said they have arrested 27 online offenders who were allegedly trying to prey on children.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said in a news release that the alleged offenders were between the ages of 21 and 61

“As we have seen the number of Cybertips dramatically increase this year, it is clear that online predators remain a serious threat to our children,” said O’Malley. “Hopefully the success of yet another operation serves as a stern warning to offenders that you will be found, you will be arrested, and you will be prosecuted.”

The prosecutor alleged that the suspects engaged in online communications with undercover officers who posed as children. The contact was initiated via popular social media websites.

“Following the conversations, the individuals traveled to a pre-arranged location, which was a vacant house in Cuyahoga County, to engage in sexual activity with purported children. Upon arriving, they were arrested by law enforcement officers and transported to the Cuyahoga County Jail,” the office said.

The Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has arrested 27 online offenders who were identified through an undercover operation.

Those who were arrested include the following:

Adam Davis, 41, Painesville, Ohio Rajwant Singh, 44, Mayfield Heights, Ohio Germaine Truett, 38, Cleveland, Ohio Jason Johnson, 37, Cleveland, Ohio Ronel Washington, 24, Garfield Heights, Ohio Hector Pietri, 29, Cleveland, Ohio Kyle Vansteenburg, 28, Cleveland, Ohio Raphael Robinson, 26, Cleveland, Ohio Corey Huber, 32, Elyria, Ohio Michael Labondano, 30, Lyndhurst, Ohio Nicholas Cook, 38, Bedford Heights, Ohio Chazz Johnson-Hawks, 22, Solon, Ohio Ian Rensel, 43, Bedford, Ohio Jerry Harris, 35, Westlake, Ohio Carson Strnisa, 21, Seven Hills, Ohio Justin Cowger, 22, Cleveland, Ohio Kim Koran, 61, Cleveland, Ohio Nathan Troup, 39, New Castle, Pennsylvania (Registered Sex Offender in the State of Pennsylvania) Abed Aldur, 45, Parma, Ohio Arturo Martinez, 47, University Heights, Ohio Phillip Jones, 30, Streetsboro, Ohio Keith Kozak, 41, Brooklyn, Ohio Pedro Correa Jr., 42, Cleveland, Ohio Ryan Dempsey, 37, Ashtabula, Ohio Johnathan Smith, 34, Cleveland, Ohio Robert Spisak, 45, Broadview Heights, Ohio Jason Schmucker, 37, Canton, Ohio