More than 200 alleged child sex predators have been arrested in the past week under a new joint operation, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday.
The 205 arrests, made as part of “Operation Restore Justice,” saw 115 children rescued across the US as part of the “historic” and “unprecedented” joint Justice Department and FBI operation, Bondi and Patel said.
Some of the suspects charged include an illegal immigrant from Mexico, a Minnesota state trooper, and a DC police officer, according to Patel.
State trooper Jeremy Francis Plonski faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison after he was arrested for producing child sexual abuse material while in uniform, Patel said.
Former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Linwood Barnhill, a convicted sex offender, is accused of exploiting more victims, including children, while on supervised release, he added.
Barnhill allegedly recruited children to engage in commercial sex acts, which he profited from financially, according to a complaint.
“These depraved human beings, if convicted, will face the maximum penalty in prison, some life,” Bondi said at a press briefing.
“We will find you. We will arrest you, and we will charge you. If you are online targeting a child, you will not escape us. The FBI and the Department of Justice will come after you. And we will prosecute you.”
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05.23.2025