CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Vice and Narcotics agents of the Clarksville Police Department’s Special Operations Unit conducted operations targeting prostitution on backpage.com between July 31 and August 7, 2015.
Thirteen arrests were made during the operations.
“The focus of the operation was centered on those who solicit prostitution in an effort to not only reduce this type of activity but to prevent assaults and robberies against the solicitors that have become commonplace with online prostitution as they become easy targets when they are directed to locations that are controlled by the prostitutes,” Officer Natalie Hall said.
“These types of operations are ongoing with a fair warning to those that solicit prostitution online; the person on the other end of that web page just might be the police,” said Captain Gipson, Special Operations Unit Commander.
The following are those charged in the sting (Information for the remaining suspects charged was not provided by police):