YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A Boardman man arrested as part of an undercover sex sting last year is on his way to prison.

Rafael Cortes, 34, was given a nine-month sentence during a hearing in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.

Cortes pleaded guilty earlier to importuning and attempted unlawful sexual contact with a minor.

As part of a plea deal, two counts of possession of criminal tools were dropped.

Cortes was arrested last summer along with 33 others during a two-month-long sting operation conducted by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.

Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene tells 21 News that the arrests were made during Operation Full Court Press in a crackdown on predators seeking to engage in sexual activity with children online.