TBI: Seven suspects from two states arrested after answering online child sex ad

The bait was an advertisement posted on a website known to attract child predators. Seven individuals explored more and got arrested by officers in a multi-agency operation.

A report from the TBI says they were assisted by officers from Jefferson City and Newport, going town to town, arresting suspects suspected of human trafficking.

The seven taken into custody this week:

– Christopher Cress, 44, Rural Retreat, Virginia
– Caleb Westmoreland, 37, Jasper, Tennessee
– Dong Keun Kim, 58, Morristown, TN
– Yefri Yordan Martinez Majano , Kodak, TN
– Del Diego Arroyo, 28, Morristown, TN
– Freeman W. Beechy, 27, Rogersville, TN
– Kelly Travis Johnson, White Pine, TN

All of the suspects are facing one count of patronizing prostitution while Majano has an additional charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor.