Texas Child Exploitation Sting Leads to 244 Arrests

(KNUE-FM) We all know that law enforcement in Texas works hard every day to protect and serve the citizens of Texas. And when you hear about some of the work they put in, it makes me appreciate all law enforcement officers even more.

Law enforcement in Texas has been hard at work lately as we found from WFAA that there was a month-long statewide operation that resulted in 244 arrests in Texas for online child exploitation.

So Many Law Enforcement Organizations Working Together

The month-long operation was named ‘Operation Soteria Shield’ and was conducted in April 2025. To pull off an operation like this it took more than 70 Texas law enforcement agencies all working together and was supported by the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

What Was the Main Target of the Operation?

When law enforcement started this operation the goal was to identify and apprehend anyone involved in producing, distributing, or possessing child sexual abuse material. With 244 arrests and 109 children rescued, these law enforcement officials did a phenomenal job.

Texas Law Enforcement Continues to Fight

While this operation was a great step in the right direction, there are still people today that are producing and distributing more of this horrible material. But as we have seen, law enforcement officials are doing everything possible to stop this from happening in Texas.

While there wasn’t a list of names of those arrested, or which part of Texas they are from. Let’s hope this operation will stop others from having anything to do with this type of disgusting and illegal behavior in Texas.