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ELIZABETHTON - Feb 8, 2019: Man arrested in undercover Atlanta Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Sting

09:27 Feb 8 2019 Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee, 37643, USA

ELIZABETHTON -  Feb 8, 2019: Man arrested in undercover Atlanta Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Sting
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Richard Jason Hyder, 41, of Elizabethton was arrested on a felony charge of use of a computer service to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child to commit an illegal act.

He was among a group of people arrested during an operation targeting Sex Trafficking during Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

The arrests included 26 sex traffickers and 34 individuals attempting to engage in sexual acts with minors, according to the FBI Atlanta field office. Nine children were recovered from sex trafficking; the youngest was 14 years old. Nine human trafficking victims were also identified.
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