Massachusetts State Police arrest 6 in sting to reduce sexual exploitation

According to Massachusetts State Police, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, a joint state-local operation, conducted to reduce the demand of commercial sexual exploitation, resulted in the arrests of six men.

The operation utilized law enforcement officers posing online as escorts and a hotel in the Revere area. The six men were arrested as they arrived at the hotel after previously culminating an agreement for commercial sex with the undercover officers.

The operation was conducted by the Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victim Unit, the MSP Gang Unit, the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit, the Revere Police Department, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, and the FBI Human Trafficking and Violent Crime task forces.

Those arrested for sexual conduct for a fee were as follows:

Mohamed Hossain, 30, of Braintree;
Joewy Gonzalez Villanueva, 37, of Revere;
Cristhian Reyes, 27, of Lawrence;
Daniel Eaton, 38, of Melrose;
Jesus Anyosa, 44, of Saugus; and
John Fornoh, 26, of Lynn (found not guilty)