ARIZONA
Fox 10
[with video]
MESA, Ariz. –
Mesa Police detectives arrested 5 suspects in an undercover child prostitution sting.
One of the suspects is a priest and police say they had to use a Taser to arrest him.
According to court documents detectives posed as a 16-year-old girl who the suspects solicited to have sex with.
Police say the suspects were between 26 to 49 years-old. All the suspects admitted to police that they knew they were coming to have sex with a 16-year-old female.
One of the men, 49-year-old Solomon Bandiho was a Catholic Priest at a Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mesa.
“We get people from all walks of life, almost anything you can think of from a stay at home mom or dad to executives of businesses, we certainly see all types in these operations,” said Detective Steve Berry.
According to police Bandiho asked the undercover detective for sex offering $60, he said he wanted extras and a long-term relationship.
When police tried to arrest him he resisted and they had to deploy a Taser to subdue him.
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