The Walker County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 24-year-old Hyeonsoo Ko from South Korea on multiple charges following an investigation involving a child.Ko has been charged with 10 counts, including traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, rape, sodomy and other offenses.Investigators determined Ko traveled to Walker County on at least three separate occasions in connection with these offenses.“This case is another reminder of the dangers our children face both online and in person. Predators will travel across state lines, and even across the world, to target children,” the sheriff said.Bond has been set at $250,000. >> AROUND THE COUNTRY: National coverage from WVTM 13
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. —
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 24-year-old Hyeonsoo Ko from South Korea on multiple charges following an investigation involving a child.
Ko has been charged with 10 counts, including traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act, rape, sodomy and other offenses.
Investigators determined Ko traveled to Walker County on at least three separate occasions in connection with these offenses.
“This case is another reminder of the dangers our children face both online and in person. Predators will travel across state lines, and even across the world, to target children,” the sheriff said.
Bond has been set at $250,000.
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