'You go after kids, we go after YOU!' 6 arrested in Franklin County Pred Sting!
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:55 pm
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"They think they're their friends," said Whitley Wilson, a victim advocate with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. "We worked with a kid earlier in the year, and she's just convinced that these people are her friends. They want to help her. They are, you know, they're just like her, but it's like 30-year-old men. And they're, you know, they're really taking advantage of her. She feels like they're on the same level, and they're not. She feels like they're safe, and they just, they want to give her somewhere to stay, or they want to make sure she has nice clothes or whatever.