![]() Goodyear man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of raping a child and then uploading photos and videos of the crime online, according to court documents. Jesse Anthony Garcia, 29, was identified as a man depicted in several photos and videos raping a child, according to a probable cause statement authorities submitted to the Maricopa County Superior Court. men solicited or brokered deals for different child sex acts and were then arrested. The men's names are Cody Watson, Joshua Robinson, Kenneth Castro, Wilbert Buck, Jacob Green, Dylan Hernandez, Brett Wheeler and Eugene Hubbard.
JONATHAN TECHUR, DOUGLAS KLINGENBEG, MIRANDA ARANA, ZACHARY BABBITT, RICKY hRUBIENSKI, SHANE BLANTON5/18/2021
PHOENIX — Authorities in Arizona on Friday announced the arrests of 37 people in connection with large-scale child sex crimes and human trafficking operations.
Throughout the operational period, officers and undercover detectives placed ads on websites and apps which are commonly sought out by suspects seeking illegal sex acts with children. Mesa HEaT Squad arrests 37-year-old man for Sex Trafficking. The Mesa Police Department Human Exploitation and Trafficking Squad arrested Jason Vangundy, a 37-year-old Phoenix resident, who is accused of prostituting underage girls out of valley hotels. Vangundy met the girls through online apps. One victim told police that Vangundy had the four runaway girls living in his Phoenix apartment and bought them cell phones so they could arrange sexual encounters with unknown men for money. A second girl told police she felt compelled to perform sexual acts for money, at the request of Vangundy, because he provided her with food, shelter, and a cell phone. Two other victims are still outstanding. The victims were 16 and 17-years-old. Once arrested, Vangundy admitted housing two of the girls, buying them cell phones, paying for hotel rooms, and receiving money from one girl. He denied involvement in anything related to prostitution. Vangundy was booked for the following charges and received a $250,000.00 bond: ARS 13-3212A1 Child Sex Trafficking, a class 2 felony; ARS 13-3212A7 Child Sex Trafficking Transportation, a class 2 felony; ARS 13-2312C Illegal Control of an Enterprise with Minors, a class 2 felony; and ARS 13-2317B1 Money Laundering, 2nd Degree, a class 3 felony
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