37 people have been arrested as part of Operation Broken Hearts, a child sex crime bust across the Valley.
The operation was conducted by the Phoenix Police Department, in partnership with the Mesa Police Department, Tempe Police Department, Chandler Police Department, Homeland Security Investigators and the Attorney General's Office.
Operation Broken Hearts was an undercover operation targeting sexual predators engaged in child sex crimes and human trafficking.
Throughout the operational period, officers and undercover detectives placed ads on websites and apps which are commonly sought out by suspects seeking illegal sex acts with children.
'Operation Broken Hearts' leads to dozens arrested in Valley child sex crime bust
Nearly three dozen people have been arrested as part of Operation Broken Hearts, a child sex crime bust.
