A 17-year-old girl was also arrested on a felony warrant for human trafficking. Two other tier-three sex offenders were arrested during the operation.Īlso arrested was Lamonte Versill Morris, who authorities said has a warrant in San Patricio County, Texas, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in June.

Oliver is a tier-three sex offender, the most serious classification, and a registered sex offender for life. He had previously been convicted of attempted forcible rape and sexual battery in 2015. Part of the operation included authorities completing over 100 sex offender compliance checks, which 'require law enforcement officers to go to the sex offender’s reported address of residence to verify that the person still lives at the provided address.'Īrrests included Lorenzo Oliver, who authorities said had a felony warrant for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in an abandoned New Orleans home. Marshals said they made 30 arrests as part of the operation, with 17 of them being for felony sex offender registration violations.

A third recovery found a 15-year-old runaway with 'prior human sex trafficking issues' in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, but their sex trafficker had recently been murdered.įrom Oct. The trio said they were stranded by men because one of the men's cousins was shot. She was found at a New Orleans home living with several adults, including a strip club dancer, the agency said.Īccording to the agency, a second recovery included a 14-year-old 'with possible sex trafficking ties' found in New Orleans with a 17- and 15-year-old. One of the girls was a 16-year-old who had left her home, allegedly stealing a relative's vehicle and handgun, according to the release.

The five girls who were found ranged from age 14 to 17, according to a U.S.

Marshals, dubbed 'Operation Boo Dat,' took place from mid-October to mid-December around the New Orleans area with the help of several Louisiana police and sheriff departments. The annual operation sponsored by the U.S. Marshals in a monthslong operation that also saw the arrests of 30 individuals, the agency said late last month. Five missing and endangered teenage girls were recovered by U.S.

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