Crime & Safety

Atlanta Man Arrested on Child Sex Charges

Fourteen people arrested in the GBI's "Operation Broken Heart," which began on Feb. 26 and involved 37 law enforcement agencies.

An Atlanta man has been arrested and charged with soliciting children for sex.

Cheney Li, 22, of Atlanta, is one of 14 people arrested in the GBI's β€œOperation Broken Heart,” which began on Feb. 26 and involved 37 law enforcement agencies.

Li and the othersΒ were arrested for allegedly traveling to meet a child for sex. The operation was centered in DeKalb County.

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Li was charged under the Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1999, the GBI said in a statement. He is in the DeKalb County jail.

Among the 14 arrested was a Douglas County, Ga. elementary school teacher.

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