The Rhode Island State Police has announced the arrest of two individuals by members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force assisted by members of the Special Victims Unit for soliciting a minor to engage in sexual acts.
On Saturday, members of the ICAC Task Force and SVU conducted an undercover operation targeting individuals seeking to solicit minors for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.
As a result of the operation, 29-year-old Blake Carpenter of Johnston and 50-year-old Saw Ye of Smithfield were arrested and charged with Indecent Solicitation of a Child.
Carpenter was transported to the State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks, processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace. He was turned over to the Adult Correctional Institution as a 32F Probation Violator. He was rearraigned Monday morning at 6th District Court with a conference on February 4th.
Ye was transported to the State Police Lincoln Woods Barracks, processed, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace then released. He was rearraigned Monday morning with a conference on February 4th.
The ICAC Task Force actively engages in investigative efforts to identify subjects involved in child‑exploitation-related activities. Task Force works closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and other State and Federal agencies in combating online child predation and other computer-facilitated crimes that target children. The Task Force is also responsible for providing awareness-related outreach services on the vulnerabilities of children to cyber crime, and the impact of technology-driven crimes on young people.
The Rhode Island ICAC Task Force is comprised of members of the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit, along with detectives from the Warwick Police Department, Cranston Police Department, East Providence Police Department, Pawtucket Police Department, Johnston Police Department, Narragansett Police Department, North Kingstown Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations.
