Manatee County sheriff announces 27 arrests, 247 charges in Operation Safe Childhood

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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced dozens of arrests and hundreds of charges connected to Operation Safe Childhood, a summer-long, multi-agency effort targeting online sex crimes.

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