Net Nanny operation leads to 7 arrests
By Dan Thesman on Thursday, August 25th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News Featured Stories
OLYMPIA – Seven men were arrested in Grant County over the course of several days as part of an operation identifying individuals allegedly involved in the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. This multi-day operation involved the Washington State Patrol (WSP), local Grant County law enforcement agencies and several partner agencies.
These cases will be reviewed by the Grant County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to determine whether or what criminal charges should be filed.
The names of the individuals arrested during the operation are Abraham Calderon, 19, of Moses Lake, Omar Ivan Macinas-Garza, 39, of Grandview, Fulgencio Ramos, 21, of Quincy, Robert Jefffrey Bancroft, 20, of Marysville, Joshua Kenneth Leonard, 44, of Omak, Jerardo Ramon Reyes, 29, of Moses Lake, and Mason Pilling, 27, of Moses Lake.
Dubbed “Operation Net Nanny,” this is the 19th operation spearheaded by the WSP’s Missing and Exploited Children Task Force (MECTF), an Internet Crimes Against Children affiliate. Since the original operation in August of 2015, MECTF has netted a total of 301 arrests and rescued more than 31 children across the state.
Primary crimes investigated are rape of a child in the second degree – attempt, communication with a minor for immoral purposes, and sexual exploitation of a minor.
