Chattanooga police conducted an operation targeting prostitution today, and 20 suspects were arrested on various charges.

Undercover officers posed as prostitutes to be patronized by “johns” for sex in exchange for money, according to police information officer Rebecca Royval.

Three women were arrested and charged with prostitution within 1.5 miles of a school (Clifton Hills Elementary). Seventeen other suspects were arrested and charged with patronizing prostitution within 1.5 miles of a school.

Charged with prostitution were Tiffany Brown, Alecia Driggins and Yolanda Winston, police said. Charged with patronizing prostitution were John Young, Byron Hornbaker, Ramiro Garcia, Reggie Pinkard, James Wood, Charles Heath, Kenneth Martin, Joseph Strickland, Jason Weathers, Thomas Tercero, Donald Baker, Reggie Southward, Johnny Chapman, Jimmy King, Richard Smith and Kirk Samsel, according to police.

Robert Burns was charged with patronizing prostitution within 1.5 miles of a school and simple assault, according to Officer Royval.