109 children rescued, 244 arrested in Operation Soteria Shield, exposing widespread child exploitation in North Texas

Authorities call it a successful round up of child sex offenders, but it also shows how widespread the crime is in North Texas. 

The Dallas FBI office and some of the 70 law enforcement agencies that participated announced the results of Operation Soteria Shield on Tuesday. 

These are the faces of the 244 men and women charged with exploiting children for the purpose of sex trafficking or pornography.