Between April and May 2015, a coalition including the Northern Virginia/DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and detectives from the Prince William County and Manassas City Police departments, completed an operation to identify individuals soliciting minors online.
According to a Prince William police release, officers went undercover on an online site and posted as juvenile females. During the investigation, several men contact these detectives and solicited sexual acts, said Prince William police.
With each of the incidents, the individuals made arrangements to meet with the detective – posing as a juvenile – at a public location in Prince William, said Prince William police.
When the individuals went to the arranged site, members of the task force arrested them without incident, according to Prince William police. Additionally, warrants for the individuals’ residences and vehicles were obtained and used.
The Prince William police stated that the operation was done as a proactive measure, and was not in response to a related incident.
John Andrew Dutch of Manassas, Patrick Ryan Hamilton of Burke, Joshua Kaminoff of Herndon, Andrew Yun Lee of Gainesville, Abel Maldonado of Lothian, Ivan Sandoval-Reyes, and Lamar Sharp of Manassas have all been arrested and charged with attempted indecent liberties with children, and using a communication device to facilitate certain offense involving children.
