Child sex sting catches 21 central Indiana men
Posted: Dec 4, 2023 3:10 PM EDT
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. -- Four Indiana sheriff's offices along with the United States Secret Service executed a sting operation over the course of several months that recently resulted in the arrest of 21 men, including an Indianapolis firefighter.
According to WXIN in Indianapolis, the suspects showed up to a house in the 300 block of East Countyline Road in Greenwood thinking they were there to meet a 14 or 15-year-old child.
One of the men arrested, 45-year-old Carl Deveier Wemple, has served with the Indianapolis Fire Department for 17 years. He has been suspended indefinitely without pay.