YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of 11 individuals during a multi-agency operation with two separate proactive online child exploitation investigations in August and September.

Operation Huntsman involved 20 to 40 officers at any given time who monitored social media platforms as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force with the South Carolina Attorney General's office. All suspects, referred to as "travelers," arrived at undercover locations believing they would meet minors aged 10 to 16 for sexual encounters.

"These suspects target children online, and many have previously been hands-on offenders with victims who may or may not have come forward," YCSO said in a news release.

The arrested individuals came from South Caroli

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