Bristol Police net six suspects while targeting sexual predators online

Six men identified as sexual predators by Bristol Tennessee police have been arrested in over a month’s time after they chatted online with investigators posing as teenage girls.

One suspect, Robert Isbell, 53, of Bristol, is a registered sex offender and is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor via electronic means along with the other 5 men: Darren Coffey, 27, of Morristown; Justin Miller, 31, of Elizabethton; James Gross, 22, of Bristol; and, Gabriel Rose, 23, of Bluff City.

Police continue to stress to parents the need to monitor your child’s online activity on websites and games. They also recommend using a child’s initials instead of their full name and refrain from posting pictures of them if possible.

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