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Published on July 01, 2024
Three Men Arrested in Yavapai County on Suspicion of Child Sex Trafficking CrimesSource: Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

Authorities have arrested three men on allegations of child sex trafficking and aggravated luring of a minor. According to ABC15, the suspects, identified as Edgar Jesus Martinez, Brennan McGuire, and James Price were all captured by the multi-agency task force known as Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT).

Within the sheriff's net, Martinez and McGuire fell, allegedly attempting to arrange encounters with minors in the guise of sexual exchanges. Running parallel, Price reportedly crossed lines of decency by sending explicit images to a young girl with the nefarious promise of a meeting. Arrested by detectives, these men now await the scales of justice to tip on their fate.

"These cases are an example of YCSO's strong stance and continued pursuit to stop child trafficking. Adults who target kids for sex should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Sheriff David Rhodes pronounced, as reported by 12 News.