Polk County, Fla. (WFLA) -Polko County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that 255 was arrested in a nine-day multilevel agency, called “Fools Around and Find out”, which focused on trade, pediatric predators and illegal immigration.
Detectives stated that they worked with several different sheriff’s offices, police departments, homeland security and immigration and customers during a secret investigation.
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The Sheriff’s Office said 141 suspects were accused of prostitutes, 93 suspects were charged with prostitution commitment, 10 suspects were accused of crimes related to prostitution,
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“These are the most suspects we have ever arrested at one secret operation – in addition to these 244 arrests, we also arrested 11 children’s predators, who they thought were children on the Internet (Johns) and those who profit from people’s exploitation.
Juddas said the operation was seized by the adhumard Taylor, a former NFL player playing for Carolina Panthers, becoming a Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns.
“A friend made a lot of mistakes. He not only took his 6-year-old child to surgery, but also left his 6-year-old child in the car when he was surgery,” Judd said. “A 6 -year -old has many mental problems, and he left this child at rest, which never had to be left alone due to health problems.”
Officials of the Children and Family Department absorbed the child and called the child’s mom. Judd said the child was doing well.
“Obviously, this guy had to hit too many people as a linear, because his brain cells were chewed. He had to show first and foremost and leave that child – my kindness. So he chose the child’s negligence with everything else,” said Polko sheriff.
The deputies said nine suspects appeared in a secret place in the Polo County separately to sexually beat the children.
Investigators said one of the suspects, identified as Gregory Cooper, sent social media messages to secret pose as a 14 -year -old boy.
The Sheriff’s Office said Cooper’s online dating profile said he was “a dad looking for a younger boy.” They said he sent clear sexual messages to describe what he wanted to do with the boy and said he would be patient. Investigators said he brought orange soda and gum snacks, the researchers said.
According to Polk deputy, Eric Corliss was also arrested in surgery. They said he sent messages to a secret detective pose as a family member who sold the sexual services of a 15-year-old girl. Investigators also said Corliss are asking for secret detectives who posed on the Internet as prostitutes.
“He asked the detective, ‘Are you with law enforcement,’ and then asked for a address where the girl would be offered to him in exchange for money,” the Sheriff’s service said.
“Although Corliss told the detective that he was on the way, he directed another undisclosed place to meet what he thought he was a prostitute and was detained during that part of the investigation,” said Polk Deputy.
According to the Sheriff’s service, Corliss told detectives that he was the head of the Red Cross region and was married.
“This is very worrying when we face such unpleasant child predators who are very keen to have sex with children,” said Judd. “That’s why we carry out this type of secret operations. Storage for children is our priority number one, and we appreciate our partnership agencies without which we will not be so successful in detaining these dangerous criminals.”
Four possible victims of trafficking in human beings were identified during the investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said.
One suspect was an active army and 13 were veterans. The Sheriff’s Office said several suspects are in the medical profession, including doctors and nurses.
Several suspects were previously arrested with similar stinging operations.
According to Polk deputy, 36 of the 255 arrested 36 were illegally in the country.
Deputies said several suspects left their wives or girls at home, or women thought their partners were working, visiting a friend or going to the gym.
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