7 arrested in Irondale after online child exploitation operation

Seven people were arrested after an operation involving the Irondale Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit.

In coordination with Covenant Rescue Group with assistance from the Trussville Police Department, Irondale PD deployed undercover decoys posing as minors. The efforts led to the seven felony arrests of people police said sought to engage in sexual activity with minors.

Authorities identified the seven people arrested as:

29-year-old Tommy Usher III of Birmingham
22-year-old Isaiah Burton of Birmingham
23-year-old Michael Burdett of Anniston
64-year-old James Harrison of Birmingham
42-year-old Juan Esteban of Tarrant
43-year-old Martin Flores of Leeds
40-year-old Derrick Tuck of Birmingham
Each of the seven people arrested have been charged with electronic solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act. They are all being held on a $80,000 bond.