Nine arrested in sex crime sting operation

Assistant Attorney General John Treadwell.Pool photo by Stefan Hard/Times ArgusBURLINGTON — The Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children task force arrested nine men in Chittenden County over the weekend in a sex crimes sting operation.
Agents posed as underage girls in online forums such as Craigslist and arranged to meet the men for sexual encounters. When the men arrived at the agreed upon locations, they were arrested.
Special Agent Caitlin Moynihan, with the Homeland Security Investig