MOLINE, Ill. — Five Quad Cities area men are in custody following a two-day human trafficking operation conducted by the Illinois State Police.
According to ISP officials, law enforcement members conducted the operation in Moline on April 3-4, and the purpose was to identify people seeking commercial sex acts. After the operation concluded, five men were arrested. Each is charged with indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child. The men are:
- 24-year-old Rajeshwar Akku of Moline
- 43-year-old Adam Curry of Sherrard
- 45-year-old Timothy Danielson of Geneseo
- 33-year-old Andy Hershberger of Roseville
- 38-year-old Santeeno Nickerson of Moline
ISP officials said that anyone who believes they've witnessed human trafficking should call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888, text *233733, or email ISP.CrimeTips@illinois.gov.
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