Five Charged With Electronic Solicitation Of A Child After Bust In Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force on Monday announced five arrests following an undercover operation in Tuscaloosa targeting adults who attempt to meet minors for the purpose of sexual contact.

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The operation was conducted in tandem with the Covenant Rescue Group, with five men charged with electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.

• Benjamin Justin Collier III, 25, of Birmingham
• Raymond Eugene Clark, 28, of Tuscaloosa
• George Prater, 45, of Port Arthur, Texas
• Terry Leon Wright, 25, of Tuscaloosa
• Malicah Santeaugo McKinney, 20, of Northport

The task force says all of the suspects were held with no bond under the 6th Judicial Circuit Bail Schedule, meaning the bond amount will be set by the judge at their initial hearing.

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