Human trafficking sting nets 12 arrests in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - A dozen men have been charged with soliciting sex after a human trafficking bust in Lake County.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) arrested 12 men in a recent operation to suppress human trafficking.
SIG targeted customers of prostitutes online using classified advertising websites. When the Johns arrived and offered money to undercover detectives, they were arrested and transported to the Lake County Jail.
Each man was charged with solicitation of a sexual act, a Class A misdemeanor.
"It is a well-known fact that many are forced into this type of ‘sex work’ through physical force, fraud, and coercion. Many of them are victims of human trafficking. There is no doubt that if we reduce the demand for this type of activity, we reduce the need for the supply, making positive strides toward reducing human trafficking," said Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg.
The following people were arrested in the bust:
- Israel G. Cisneros-Sanchez, 31, of Round Lake
- Douglas M. Dockery, 36, of Arlington Heights
- Ryan A. Juga, 42, of the 7100 block of Kenosha, WI
- Michael P. Marciano, 43, of Round Lake
- Aliaksandr Kors, 33, of Lincolnshire
- Nicholas A. Huemann, 22, of McHenry
- Steven D. Carr, 71, of Lake Forest
- Victor Andrala, 43, of Park City
- Theodore E. Pfaff, 39, of Crystal Lake
- Nicholas B. Steele, 44, of Marengo
- Christian Felix, 19, of Waukegan
- Traian Big, 49, of Chicago
Everyone who was charged is expected to appear in court on Dec. 21.
Left to right: Traian Big, Steven Carr, Nicholas Huemann, Christian Felix, Nicholas Steele, Douglas Dockery, Ryan Juga, Aliaksandr Kors, Theodore Pfaff, Victor Andrala, Michael Marciano and Israel Cisneros-Sanchez | Lake County Sheriff's Office