The Opelika Police Department arrested 11 people in connection to a "To Catch a Predator"-style sting with the help of Covenant Rescue Group.
The February 20 and 21 operation netted men ages 21 to 44 traveling to meet minors for sex:
• 40-year-old Courtney Rashad Avery from Opelika was arrested for Child Solicitation by Computer and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 43-year-old Grant Kisang Lee from Johns Creek, Ga., was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 21-year-old Ismel Cano Montealegre from Montgomery was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 27-year-old Victor Lewis Dowdell II from Auburn was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 25-year-old Javier Perez from Auburn was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 23-year-old Jacob Andrew Fahringer from Auburn was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 27-year-old Arnulfo Diaz-Alvarado from Dothan was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 22-year-old Efraim Perez Vaquero from Union Springs was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 28-year-old Seungyun Lee from Auburn was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 29-year-old Quyen Huu Nguyen from Auburn was arrested for two counts of Prostitution with a Minor, two counts of Child Solicitation by Computer, and two counts of Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
• 44-year-old Marcus Savon Wilson from Auburn was arrested for Prostitution with a Minor, Child Solicitation by Computer, and Traveling to Meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act.
Covenant Rescue Group works with law enforcement agencies to conduct anti-human trafficking operations and training.
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