The following was taken from a press release distributed by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office on April 9, 2024:
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – The Trafficking and Child Exploitation (TRACE) Unit, in collaboration with the Gang Unit of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office, successfully apprehended individuals involved in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), human trafficking, prostitution and obscenity offenses.
Vinicio Adulfo Barrios Maldonado was apprehended on January 25, during an undercover ICAC operation in Lilburn, Georgia. Maldonado engaged in explicit conversations with an undercover investigator posing as a 14-year-old female, expressing his intent to engage in sexual intercourse.
Upon his arrival at the designated meeting place, Maldonado was arrested without incident and charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit a Felony, Obscene Internet Contact with a Child, and Use of a Computer to Seduce a Child.
In another successful operation, TRACE apprehended Mohamed Lamine Diaby for arranging to meet a 14-year-old female for sexual intercourse in exchange for money. Diaby was apprehended without incident and charged with Human Trafficking, Criminal Attempt Child Molestation, Obscene Internet Contact with a Child, and Enticing a Child.
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office TRACE and Gang Units remain committed to combatting organized crime of this nature, as well as violations of narcotics and controlled substances laws, vice crimes, and gang activities inside and outside of the jail to ensure the safety of the community.