The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has made 35 arrests in connection with an operation targeting child predators on social media.
The arrests were announced during a news conference in Kenner on Thursday.
Operation Safe Networks aimed to find sex offenders who were using social media to continue preying on children, according to a news release issued by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office.
The social media platforms used by those arrested included Facebook, X, Instagram, PlayStation, Xbox, Telegram, Discord, YouTube, Snapchat, WhatsApp, TikTok, Threads, Fambase, LinkedIn, Whatnot and Zangi.
Those arrested were from across southeast Louisiana, and multiple agencies were involved in the operation.
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