Three people arrested in undercover internet child prostitution operation in Summit County

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado (KKTV) – The Summit County Sheriff's Office has arrested three men as part of a multi-agency undercover operation targeting online child prostitution.

The Summit County Sheriff's Office said it worked with the CBI, the Colorado 5th District Attorney's Office and Summit County Emergency Services to conduct the operation.

The sheriff's office said it learned through the undercover Internet operation that 100 people had expressed interest in recruiting a prostitute and 10 had expressed a desire to engage in sexual acts with children.

They said on Thursday, three men arrived on their own to an agreed-upon location expecting to pay to perform sexual acts with children. When they arrived at the location, the sheriff's office said they were on scene to arrest the suspects and book them into the Summit County Detention Center.

The sheriff's office said the three suspects were identified as Isaiah Rapheal Brown, Andrew James Wright and Mark Saeyoon Kim.

Brown, of the unincorporated community of Breckenridge, was arrested on charges of solicitation of child prostitution, attempted prostitution of a child, attempted sexual assault of a child, cybercrime and attempted enticement of a minor to commit crimes.

Wright, of Twin Lakes, was arrested for solicitation of child prostitution, attempted prostitution of a child, attempted sexual assault of a child and cybercrime.

Kim of Denver was arrested for luring a child online with the intent to exploit and attempted sexual abuse of a child.

“While we wish these crimes did not happen, we know they do happen and we work tirelessly to counteract that reality. I thank the team at the Sheriff's Office and our partner agencies for conducting this operation safely and successfully,” said Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons. “It is critical to know who your children are interacting with online and to have open discussions about internet safety and potential dangers,”

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