Arrests Of 14 Men In Chattanooga On Commercial Sex Charges Was 2-Day Undercover Operation By TBI, Homeland Security, Chattanooga Police Saturday, December 12, 2020
William A. Fugate
The arrests of 14 men in Chattanooga over a two-day period was an undercover operation by Special Agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and Task Force, the Chattanooga Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations, the TBI said.
It resulted in the arrest of 14 men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors, including Andy Bagenstoss, the top bail bonding company owner in Tennessee.
TBI officials said, Over a two-day period beginning December 9th, as part of an undercover investigation aimed at addressing human trafficking in East Tennessee, authorities placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex cases.