A sting operation designed to nab child predators in Michigan has landed eight men in jail.

Photo via Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Photo via Genesee County Sheriff's Office
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The G.H.O.S.T. sting, spearheaded by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, began last summer. G.H.O.S.T. used to be an acronym for Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team, but Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson says they've since changed that.

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"These folks came from all over the country and from other countries. That's why we changed it from Genesee to global, because we're seeing this kind of response," Swanson said during a news conference about the sting.

More About the Men Arrested in the Child Predator Sting

Jordan Henry, 38, of Lapeer, Michigan, was one of the men arrested. The sheriff's office says he admitted he showed up for sex, but didn't believe the decoy was underage.

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Brian McCarrick, 32, of Bay City, Michigan, allegedly helped a 13-year-old girl sneak out of her bedroom window at night to go to an empty building in the neighborhood to have sex.

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Kyle Horiski, 22, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier on holiday leave from Fort Liberty, North Carolina (formerly Fort Bragg), was arrested after police say he agreed to have sex with a 15-year-old.

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The Sheriff's Office alleges that Justin Keeler, 33, and Milan Mikho, 25, both sought to pay minors for sex in separate incidents.

Authorities say Kendall Dunbar, 31, admitted he knew he was chatting with a 15-year-old and actually showed up at what he believed to be her residence before walking away because he "couldn't go through with it because he knew it was wrong".

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The months-long sting operation also netted two undocumented immigrants from Honduras - Marvin Estrada Sarmiento, 36; and Winfredo Osorto Maradiage, 46 - both of whom are alleged to have tried to pay underage girls for oral sex.

8 Men Arrested in Genesee County Child Predator Sting

These are the mugshots of the men nabbed by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office in a January 2025 child predator sting.

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