WORCESTER, MA — Five men were arrested on human trafficking charges following an undercover operation at a local hotel, police said Friday.
The Worcester Police Special Crimes Unit and Cyber Crime Unit partnered with the Boston Division Homeland Security Investigations New England Human Trafficking Unit and the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office to conduct the operation on March 13.
The operation aimed to identify and arrest customers seeking to obtain commercial sexual services from minors.
Over the course of multiple days, the five males arrived at the hotel where they were arrested, police said.
They were charged with human trafficking of a child, enticing a child under 16, and sexual conduct for a fee with a child under 18, among other charges.
The operation was supported in part by a human trafficking enforcement and training grant awarded to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security in November 2025.
