A total 205 alleged child sex predators were arrested in relation to 'Operation Restore Justice,' a federal joint operation, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced during a press conference Wednesday (May 7) morning via the New York Post.
The operation, which was heralded by Bondi and Patel as "historic" and "unprecedented," reportedly saw 115 children rescued. Several of the suspects were reported to be illegal migrants from Mexico, while others included Minnesota State Trooper Jeremy Francis Plonski and former D.C. Metropolitan Police Department officer Linwood Barnhill.
Plonski faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison on accusations of producing child sexual abuse material while in uniform, according to Patel. Barnhill is a convicted sex offender who is accused of exploiting more victims, which included recruiting children to engage in commercial sex acts, which he financially profited from.
“These depraved human beings, if convicted, will face the maximum penalty in prison, some life,” Bondi said via the New York Post. “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.”
Federal agents from 55 field offices were reported to have been involved in the operation, according to Patel.
"If you harm our children, you will be given no sanctuary," Patel said via C-Span. "There is no place we will not come to hunt you down. There is no place we will not look for you. And there is no cage we will not put you in should you do harm to our children."