AG Bonta today announced the results of Operation Chatter Box, a multi-day enforcement operation conducted by the California Department of Justice’s San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations’ Child Exploitation Group to combat the sexual exploitation of children. The operation resulted in 15 arrests, including 12 arrests for allegedly arranging to meet a minor for lewd conduct and three arrests for alleged parole violations. 

"The internet should never be a hunting ground for those who seek to exploit children. Operation Chatter Box sends an unmistakable message: if you go online looking to harm a child, law enforcement will be there waiting. My office is proud to lead the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force and to work alongside our federal, state, and local partners to protect California’s children and hold predators accountable." – AG Bonta