ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Albertville Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and Marshall County District Attorney’s Office worked with the Covenant Rescue Group and Homeland Security to arrest five men for child exploitation.
According to a news release, these individuals were in communication with what they believed were children via text and phone calls, in order to engage in unlawful sex acts.
Roger Brian Ayers, 54, of Guntersville, AL, and Juan Eduardo Paredes Rios, 26, of Attala, AL, are facing charges that include two counts each of traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act and two counts of electronic solicitation of a child.
Ricardo Isaias Carrillo Becerra, 36, of Fort Payne, AL, Mario Antonio Rocha Placensia, 40, of Fyffe, AL, and Gerardo Orellana, 44, of Buford, Georgia, have been charged with one count each of traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act and one count of electronic solicitation of a child.
5 men arrested in connection to child exploitation in Albertville
All five men have a bond set at $1,000,000.00.
These individuals thought they were communicating with children, but they were actually talking to undercover agents. This operation was planned for months, according to authorities in Marshall County.