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Tucker Pigott, 29, of Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States went to North Pike High School in Summit, Pike County, Mississippi, USA. He has lived in different parts of Mississippi including Jayess, McComb and Smithdale.

Pigott was arrested during the Operation Masquerade in Forsyth County. It was a three-day operation centered on adults accused of preying on juveniles online and soliciting them for sex.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office led the multiagency probe into internet crimes against children. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office and the police department of Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia also participated in the operation.

Including Pigott, a total of 11 men were arrested. The Cumming resident was charged with illegal solicitation, enticing or seducing a minor and trafficking of persons for labor or sex.

Warrants were issued against five more people for obscene internet contact with a minor. Their names were not released.

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Cumming is the only incorporated area in Forsyth County. Actors Kelli Giddish, 43, and Skyler Day, 32, were born in the city.

Forsyth County was founded on December 3, 1831. It was named for John Forsyth, who served as the 13th U.S. secretary of state from July 1, 1834 to March 4, 1841.

Operation Masquerade is the second operation of its kind in Forsyth County. In 2019, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office conducted Operation Just Cause, which led to the arrest of 24 people.

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