Five men are being held on $1 million bond each after North Alabama authorities say they were arrested in a child exploitation sting.
Albertville police said Monday that the men were “in communication with what they believed were children via text and phone calls in order to engage in unlawful sex acts.”
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, Covenant Rescue Group and Homeland Security were also involved in the undercover investigation, according to police.
Charged with two counts of traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and two counts of electronic solicitation of a child, were Roger Brian Ayers, 54, of Guntersville; and Juan Eduardo Paredes Rios, 26, of Attalla.
Charged with one count of travleing to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, and one count of electronic solicitation of a child, were Ricardo Isaias Carrillo Becerra, 36, of Fort Payne; Mario Antonio Rocha Placensia, 40, of Fyffe; and Gerardo Orellana, 44, of Buford, Ga.
“This operation was the result of months of preparation and planning, and we in Marshall County will continue to pursue those who seek to prey upon our children,” Albertville police said in a statement.
