Related News: Former Shelby County assistant principal arrested in Georgia for trying to have sex with child, lawmen say

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A former assistant principal at Shelby County High School and Elvin Hill Elementary School is one of more than a dozen people arrested during a Georgia operation targeting online child predators.

John McGill, 56, and the other 13 arrestees are charged under the Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1999. McGill was currently an elementary school principal in Douglas County, Ga.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Sweep snares 255 suspected child predators, rescues 61 children, officials say

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Law enforcement officials announced Monday that a recent five-week sweep snared more than 250 suspected child predators, including nine teachers and three clergymen.

Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement John Morton said that 255 child predators were arrested and 61 child victims were rescued in so-called “Operation iGuardian,” which targeted online sexual abusers as well as those who possess, produce or trade child pornography.

Morton said that the international investigation, which ran from May 28 to June 30, revealed that online sexual abuse is pervasive and growing.

Source: NBC News