NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT

Alpharetta, GA, July 24, 2025: An Alpharetta man is amongst a dozen suspects arrested throughout a three-day undercover operation aimed toward concentrating on alleged baby predators, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced earlier this month.

The person, recognized as Sudhakar Gogireddy, 34, faces a number of felony prices together with trafficking an individual for sexual servitude, use of a pc to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a baby to commit an unlawful act, and felony try. In keeping with the sheriff’s workplace, Gogireddy is on maintain for ICE, and is at the moment being held with out bond.

The arrests have been a part of Operation Phantom Whisper, a joint initiative involving federal, state, and native businesses, together with Homeland Safety Investigations, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and legislation enforcement businesses from Gwinnett, Cobb, and Grovetown. Investigators with the Web Crimes In opposition to Youngsters (ICAC) job drive posed as underage ladies on-line and organized assembly places the place suspects have been subsequently taken into custody.

Authorities stated 11 of the 12 males arrested traveled to Cherokee County places believing they have been assembly a 14-year-old lady. The twelfth suspect was arrested at his dwelling on separate prices associated to baby exploitation materials.

Sheriff’s officers emphasised the collaborative nature of the operation and its aim of defending susceptible minors. “These arrests spotlight the continuing risks posed by people who use the web to take advantage of youngsters,” the sheriff’s workplace stated in an announcement.

The investigation stays ongoing, and extra prices may comply with.