Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit have spent the past two weeks conducting undercover operations designed to identify and arrest online child predators.

They dubbed this latest effort “Operation Dark Harvest” and it resulted in the arrests of fourteen men accused of seeking out children with the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

Sheriff Eric Aden said, “We will never let up on our ongoing work to stop depraved adults who attempt to prey on young people. Parents can play a crucial role in prevention by monitoring their children’s usage of social media, including activitities on gaming systems.”

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Arrested for traveling to meet a child for sex, use of a two way device to facilitate a felony, and use of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child are:

41-year old Marvin Felix, 48-year old Miguel Giron-Diaz, 37-year old Andrae Barrett, 30 year old old Kalesha Gullakanti, 28-year old Tyner Akins, 27-year old Emmanuel Rodriguez-Espinosa, 43-year old Sephen Lee Wilaby, 45-year old Melviin Saavedra-Vasquez, and 31-year old Harvin Guzman Centeno.

Arrested for use of a computer to solicit guardian of a child, travel to meet a child for sex, and use of a two way communication device to facilitate a felony are:

53-year old James Ray Wells and 25-year old Daeshon Fields.

Charged with use of a computer to seduce, solicit, or lure a child and use of a two way communication device to facilitate a felony are:

31-year old Alexander Wardrop, 36-year old Zachary Clapper, and 60 year old James Hall.

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