Several suspected sexual predators have been nabbed in an undercover operation dubbed “Operation Boogeyman”.
A total of 14 men were arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail on various charges related to arranging to meet with a child for sex through social media.
According to Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni, the majority of arrestees have since posted bond, been assigned a court date and released from custody.
17 different local, state and federal law enforcement agencies were involved in the operation: Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force – Fresno County Sheriff’s Office – Fresno Police Department – Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium (MAGEC) – Fresno County Probation Adult Compliance Team (ACT) – Fresno County District Attorney’s Office – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California – California Department of Justice – California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – Paso Robles Police Department-Sanger Police Department – Visalia Police Department – Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office – Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Operation Boogeyman remains an ongoing investigation and more arrests could be made. There is a possibility that the suspects in this case victimized other people who have never reported it. If you have any additional information about the suspects contacted during this operation, please report it to the Sheriff’s Office at (559) 600-3111, Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867, www.valleycrimestoppers.org. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward
