(NASH COUNTY, NC) – A coordinated, multi-county undercover operation in Nashville has led to the arrest of 16 individuals accused of attempting to prey on children online. The four-day undercover operation that took place in February, involved more than 150 officers from 13 law enforcement agencies working together to identify, investigate, and apprehend alleged sexual predators who believed they were communicating with children under the age of 16.
The operation resulted in more than 80 criminal charges, including sexual exploitation of a minor, solicitation of a child by computer, attempted statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child, firearms violations, and dissemination of obscenity to a minor.
Participating agencies included the Nashville Police Department, Nash County Sheriff’s Office, Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Rocky Mount Police Department, Sunset Beach Police Department, Fayetteville Police Department, Huntersville Police Department, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, the Invictus Task Force, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Raleigh Police Department, the Nash County District Attorney's Office, the Nash County Magistrate's Office, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).
“This operation demonstrates the power of teamwork and shared commitment across jurisdictions,” said Nashville Police Chief Caleb Shockley. “Every one of these agencies came together with one goal — to protect children, and remove dangerous individuals from our communities.”
Officers posed as minors during the operation, communicating with suspects online as part of proactive efforts to intercept criminal behavior before it reached real children. The arrests mark an ongoing effort to combat online exploitation and bring attention to the dangers children face in digital spaces.
Law enforcement leaders urge parents and guardians to remain vigilant about their children’s online activity and to report any suspected exploitation immediately to local authorities or the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.org.
This investigation remains active, and additional charges may be forthcoming. Local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies are committed to continuing to proactively investigate and enforce child sex offenses and target child predators throughout North Carolina.
Below are the charges for each arrestee.
Aaron Reshon Murphy
- Solicitation of Child by Computer
- Dissemination of Obscenity to Minor
- Solicitation of Prostitution to Minor
Adam Abraham Scanlan
- Solicitation of Child by Computer
Cody Blasiman
- First Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 2 counts
- Disseminating Obscenity to a Minor under 13 – 2 counts
Daniel Mabe
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor
Dawson Matthew Memmel
- Solicitation of child by Computer
- Dissemination of Obscenity to Minor
- Attempt First Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor
Dennis Paul Corbett
- Solicitation of Child by Computer - 2 counts
Jairo Flores
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 10 counts
James Onofrio
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor
- Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 10 counts
- Carrying Concealed Gun
- Resisting Public Officer
Jeremy Prashaw
- Disclose Private Images of Adult
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 10 counts
John Clay Harris
- Dissemination of Obscenity to Minor
Michael Clark Williams
- Solicitation of child by Computer - 2 counts
- Attempt First Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor - 2 counts
Nezar Ghaleb Ghaleb
- Solicitation of Child by Computer
- Solicitation by Computer
- Indecent Liberties with Child
- Attempted Statutory Rape of a child under 15
- Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – 13 counts
Nicholas Lee Bryson
- Sexual Activity by a Parent/Custodian - 4 counts
- Fugitive (Broward, FL) - Sexual Battery Familial or Custodial/Lewd and Lascivious Molestation
Raymond Hunter Robson
- Solicitation of Child by Computer
- Dissemination of Obscenity to Minor
Salvador Galaviz
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 3 counts
William Manning
- Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minor – 4 counts
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