STUART, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was in Stuart on Thursday to announce a recent string of arrests involving suspected child sex crimes.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek joined Uthmeier for an afternoon news conference.
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Among the arrests was Earle Louis Hamm, 82, of Jensen Beach, who is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing by his mother.
Other arrests include Igor Ravinsky, a Russian national, accused of sexual battery on a 14-year-old girl, and Egyptian national Mohamed Kamal-Mostafa Mesregah, for trying to meet an underage girl to engage in sexual acts.
"These cases highlight that there are individuals from around the world who are willing to travel to little Martin County to take advantage of the youth," Budensiek said.
A three-day online investigation, known as "Operation All Tricks, No Treats," resulted in the arrest of six suspects who the authorities said "engaged in sexually explicit communication with minors, transmitted child sexual abuse material and arranged to meet minors for sexual activity."
The sheriff's office said the following suspects face charges in the operation:
Isaias Chaman Coy, 40, Guatemala, who the sheriff's office said was in the country illegally
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child.
ICE detainer placed
David Desormeaux, 39, Canada
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
Miguel Angel, 34 Stuart, Florida
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
(Subject was also in possession of a firearm.)
Antonio Frederico Perez Rojas, 22, Guatemala
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
ICE detainer placed.
Mohamed Kamal Mesregah, 38, Egypt
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
ICE detainer placed.
Jeremiah Jamal Gilyard, 34 Madison, Florida
Charges: Use of a computer to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child; travel to meet after using a computer to lure a child; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
The sheriff's office said three of the arrested suspects are foreign nationals.
Authorities said they expect to make 12 more arrests in the operation.
These cases are being prosecuted by Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, the State Attorney’s Office for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District.
