Berlin officials say a recent reverse sting operation resulted in 23 arrests on pandering and trespassing charges. Some of those charged in the Oct.
Fifteen were released after posting a bond and eight were taken to Colquitt County Jail. Of those taken to jail, five were from Valdosta, and one each were from Albany, Moultrie and Tifton.
Two are still the target of active investigations, authorities said. Raymond Bedal. The agency decided to lure men seeking to pay for sex to the city using online ads on craigslist.
Earlier this year a Tifton man reported being robbed when a woman he negotiated with on an internet site came to a motel room in Moultrie for sex for money. He told Moultrie police that when he went into the bathroom to take off his clothes the woman took his money and left.
Prior to that, they put several fake profiles on the above listed websites, and invited men who had previously initiated conversations of paying for sexual favors. Callers and texters responded to ads of several fictitious call girls and one call guy. The alleged customers who were arrested were instructed to make a call after arriving near the Brice Street residence and to stay on the phone while driving up to the house, the reports said.
