Polk County, Florida (WFLA)-Polk County Sheriff’s service on Thursday that 255 were arrested in an undercover undercover investigation called “Fool and Find out” focused on human trafficking, children’s predators and illegal immigration.
Detectives have said they have worked with investigators from several different sheriff cabinets, police departments, internal security and immigration and customs authorities during the undercover investigation.
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Sheriff’s service said 141 suspects were charged with a request of prostitutes, 93 suspects were charged with proposal for prostitution, 10 suspects were charged with prostitution crimes, and 11 suspects were charged with a trip to meet a minor for sex or other
Crimes related to sex.
“This is the largest number of suspects we have ever arrested during an undercover operation – in addition to these 244 arrests, we also arrested 11 children’s predators who asked for who they thought they were online to reduce them sexually. The exploitation of human beings.
Jude said Adary Taylor, a former NFL player who played for Carolina Pantheri, Tampa Bay Buchars and Cleveland Browns, was arrested in the operation.
“The dude made a lot of mistakes. He not only took his 6-year-old child to the operation, but left his 6-year-old child in the car when he went to perform the surgery,” Jude said. “The 6-year-old child has many mental health problems and left this child Milo who should never have been left alone for medical conditions.”
Officials from the Department of Children and Families conquered the child and called the child’s mother. Jude said the child was doing well.
“This man here, obviously, must have hit too many people like an ambulance, because his brain cells are shaken. He should not appear first, but he should leave this child – my kindness. So he raised a fee to neglect a child with everything else,” said the Sheriff of Polk.
MEPs said nine suspects had appeared undercover in Polk County at separate times to have a sexual test.
Investigators said one of the suspects identified as Gregory Cooper has sent messages to social media to a undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old boy.
The sheriff’s service said Cooper’s online dating profile said he was “Daddy looking for a more a young boy.” They said he had sent explicit sexual messages describing what he wanted to do with the boy, and said he would be patient. He brought orange soda and chewing snacks to the undercover place, investigators said.
Eric Corlis was also arrested in the operation, according to Polk. They said he was sending messages to an undercover detective posing as a family member who sells the sexual services to a 15-year-old girl. Investigators also said Corlis wanted undercover detectives who posed online as prostitutes.
“He asked the detective,” You are with the law enforcement authorities, “and then asked for the address where the girl would be offered in exchange for money,” the Sheriff’s service said.
“While Corlis told the detective that he was on the road, he diverted to another undisclosed place to meet what he thinks he is a prostitute and was removed during this part of the investigation,” said Polk MPs.
According to the Sheriffe cabinet, Corlis told the detectives that he was the regional CEO of the Red Cross and married.
“It is extremely disturbing when we meet nasty children’s predators like those who are very eager to have sex with children,” Jude said. “That is why we conduct these types of undercover operations. Keeping children is our number one priority and we evaluate our partner agencies without which we would not be so successful in the retention of these dangerous offenders.”
Four possible victims of human trafficking were identified during the investigation, the Sheriff’s service said.
One suspect was military activity and 13 were veterans. The Sheriff’s service said several suspects were in the medical profession, including doctors and nurses.
Several suspects were arrested earlier in such stinging operations.
Of the 255, 36 arrested, they were illegally in the country, according to Polk’s deputies.
MEPs said several suspects had left their wives or girlfriends at home, or women believe that their partners are at work, visit a friend or go to the gym.
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