Nineteen people were arrested in Riley and Geary counties last week during a joint law enforcement operation targeting sex buyers and people accused of attempting to meet children for sexual acts.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the operation was conducted Sept. 17 and 18 in partnership with the Riley County Police Department, Geary County Sheriff’s Office and Junction City Police Department.
Ten people were arrested on allegations of electronic solicitation of a child and attempted aggravated human trafficking: Andrew David Green, 40, of Manhattan; Gabriel Guaman-Martinez, 26, of Manhattan; Scott Bradley Hamill, 40, of Lawrence; Adam Lee Lang, 42, of Manhattan; Gary Francis Lewison, 47, of Wamego; Chris Alan McClanahan, 54, of Abilene; Hawley Brock Douglas Needham, 32, of Manhattan; James Cameron Nunley, 38, of Westmoreland; Ezton Orozco-Agustin, 30, of Topeka; and Jose Guadalupe De Jesus Ortega, 37, of Manhattan.
A 29-year-old Lincoln, Nebraska, man was also arrested and is expected to face federal charges. Those suspects were booked into the Riley County Jail.
Seven others were arrested on allegations of buying sexual relations and unlawful use of a communications facility: Devon C. Brown, 36, of North Chesterfield, Virginia; Milton A. Guerrero-Vargas, 23, of Fort Riley; Bradley J. Moscou, 47, of Junction City; Mohamed A. Rahim, 28, of Junction City; Lamont K. Ray, 29, of Junction City; Roscoe B. Richmond, 42, of Junction City; and Zia R. Segule, 40, of Fort Riley.
Holly J. Goss, 47, of Topeka, was arrested on an allegation of selling sexual relations. Those eight suspects were booked into the Geary County Jail.
The KBI said victim advocacy services were offered to three potential sex trafficking victims during the operation. Authorities also seized user-level narcotics. No actual children were victimized during the operation.
Formal charges are pending and the investigations remain ongoing.
