CHILD ABUSE STING

OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE ARE FACING CHARGES AFTER AN OLINE CHILD SEX STING IN NORTHEAST OHIO. 
THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND THE OHIO INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE CONDUCTED AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION CALLED 'OPERATION SPIDER WEB' LAST MONTH RESULTING IN THE ARRESTS OF 14 PEOPLE. THE SUSPECTS, WHOSE AGES RANGE FROM 22 TO 71, ALLEGEDLY HAD SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CHATS, INCLUDING SEVERAL OFFERING TO PAY FOR SEX. AFTER THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS, THE SUSPECTS TRAVELED TO A PRE-ARRANGED MEETING SPOT IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY TO HAVE SEX BUT WERE PROMPTLY ARRESTED BY AUTHORITIES.