Eight Arrests Following Operation Targeting Internet Crimes Against Juveniles

October 31, 2022

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Web Crimes In opposition to Youngster (ICAC) Job Pressure executed a three-day operation within the Des Moines Metro. This operation focused people searching for underage juveniles for sexual exercise. A complete of eight (8) arrests resulted from the operation.

Participating within the operation have been the next companies: Altoona Police Division, Des Moines Police Division, Iowa State College Police Division, Iowa State Patrol, FBI, Polk County Lawyer’s Workplace, Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace, Iowa Division of Public Security Division of Intelligence-Legislation Enforcement Intelligence Community, Division of Legal Investigation-Main Crime Unit, and Division of Legal Investigation-Cyber Crime Bureau.

The next people have been arrested on account of the operation:

James Ehrenreich Reiser, 37 of Des Moines, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony

Kevin Paul Weiser, 43 of Des Moines, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony

Shijian Ding, 45, of Ankeny, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony

Johnnie Bertrum Meling, 40 of Indianola, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a  Class D felony

Kenneth James Jaeger Jr., 55 of Des Moines, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony

Damian Lamorn Dudley, 29 of Polk Metropolis, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony
                124.401(1)(d) Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Ship, a Class D felony

Joshua Michale Lyn Ezzard, 37 of Ankeny, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony

Luke Jai Wilkins, 36 of Ames, IA
                710A.2A Solicitation of business sexual exercise, a Class D felony
 

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