FBI: Man charged with prostitution met undercover officer at Wake Forest hotel; 6 men charged
Wake Forest police and the FBI were able to target Amadeo Vargas-Valera, 49, in December 2023 by posting ads on websites known for soliciting prostitution. A new search warrant details how the FBI and Wake Forest police were able to arrest one of six men charged with human trafficking and soliciting prostitution. In December the six were arrested as part of a multi-agency undercover sting operation targeting child sex predators. The search warrants indicate Wake Forest police and the FBI were able to target Amadeo Vargas-Valera, 49, by posting ads on websites known for soliciting prostitution.
The warrants state that Vargas-Valera replied to the ad by text message, and an undercover police officer posed as a 15-year-old female. Vargas-Valera told the undercover officer he wanted sex, according to documents, and the officer instructed Vargas-Valera to bring condoms and Sour Patch Kids candy to a Wake Forest hotel. Vargas-Valera was given the hotel address and told to stand at the back door to wait for the undercover officer. When Vargas-Valera called the undercover officer and said he was waiting at the back door, he was taken into custody. Vargas-Valera had bonded out of jail but was indicted this week for soliciting prostitution. Five other men were charged in December after police posed as juveniles and traffickers. Meetings were set up in various locations throughout Wake Forest, where the men were taken into custody. Police officials say one of the reasons child sex crimes and human trafficking are on the rise is because predators now have access to their victims via home computers and cell phones. Authorities urge parents to keep track of their children’s online behavior. Wake Forest police received help from the FBI, Wake County District Attorney’s Office and Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in the operation.
The Wake Forest Police Department arrested and charged the following six men:
- Amadeo Vargas-Varela, 49, of Raleigh, is charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor
- Frank Ferlo Jr., 60, of Raleigh, is charged with solicitation by computer or certain other electronic devices to commit an unlawful sex act.
- Anwar Antuan Overby, 40, of Durham, is charged with attempted first-degree statutory rape
- Jason Malone Lartigue, 42, of Rolesville, is charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor
- Calixto Gomez-Carreno, 43, of Garner, is charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor
- Esteban Javier Alvarez-Medina, 47, of Fuquay-Varina, is charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor
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