Twenty People Arrested for Involvement in Massive Prostitution Ring That Included Children

Twenty people who were allegedly involved in a massive prostitution ring have been arrested.

Officials at the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office in Texas say they arrested 20 people accused of being a part of a huge multi-day prostitution setup that spanned across the region and involved more than 265 people. The suspects all sought after prostitutes, and some of the people they arranged time with children.

The suspects include Sheridan Lance Rippy, 66; Kenneth Wayne Hatcher, 58; Donald Eugene Kampfhenkel, 66; Oscar Leonides Herrera, 38; Chad Frederick Shannon, 37; Joel Morin, Jr., 41; Jimmie Alcorta, Jr., 50; Matthew Ryan Carr, 38; Octavio Rico Viramontes, 38; Steven Ray King, 61; Christopher Scott Jony, 52; Christopher Daniel Berry, 37; Nicholas Silva, 41; Sam Junior Son, 41; Emmett Logan Brown, 41; Alan Anthony Martin, 59; William Franklin Gadberry, 43; Bao V Tran, 31; Christopher Daniel Walker, 41 and Paz Joaquin Martinez, 44.

All of them were booked on a number of crimes, including solicitation of prostitution, online solicitation of a minor, delivery of a controlled substance, and other charges. Fox 7 Austin reports that other charges may be pending as the probe continues.

The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division and Special Operations Division, the Kerrville Police Department, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit and other authority officials in the area worked together as part of the probe.