The Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) released additional details Tuesday about the sting operations leading to nine felony arrests for sexual offenses -- most notably, that of well-known Flagstaff radio broadcaster Dave Zorn, who has been charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation.
The Arizona Daily Sun initially reported Zorn’s arrest on Monday morning after discovering it on Friday morning, waiting at the request of police due to the ongoing operation. FPD named Zorn and eight other suspects in a press release published Monday evening. The release stated that the arrests were the outcome of “a series of multiagency operations targeting child sex trafficking and exploitation,� as part of northern Arizona’s anti-trafficking North Star Task Force.
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