Five Maryland men arrested in online child exploitation sting: police

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — Howard County police arrested five men in connection to a multi-day online child solicitation sting last week.

The operation’s goal was to identify and arrest people seeking to sexually exploit children, authorities said.

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Five men communicated with undercover officers through various apps. They all arranged to meet and participate in sex acts with fictional juveniles in Columbia.

Here are the five suspects:

• Andrew Scott Kraemer, 35, of Pasadena
• Logan Proctor Ehren, 32, of Ft. Meade
• Santos Alexi Andrade Maltez, 34, of Germantown
• William Rodney Moser, 29, of Rocky Ridge
• Madus R. Wijesuriya Arachchige Don, 29, of Frederick

Each suspect was arrested onsite and is charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, police said.

“The goal of proactive operations like this is to make clear that this type of activity will not be tolerated in Howard County,” a May 15 Facebook post by Howard County Police Department reads. “Predators seeking to harm children should be warned to stay out of this jurisdiction.”