A major prostitution bust has been made after a year-long State Police investigation that spanned multiple jurisdictions, including Roanoke, Floyd and Rockbridge Counties, according to officials.

Nine men were arrested in connection to a Prostitution Operation that was conducted by the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and Altavista PD, the CCSO announced Tuesday.

A Charlottesville man appeared before a federal judge in Roanoke on Thursday. He's charged with running an interstate prostitution ring.