The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 12 men in an undercover sting operation dubbed “Operation Intercept III,” targeting adults who use the Internet to solicit sex from children. The men, ranging in age from 20 to 50, arrived at a decoy house in Sarasota County allegedly intending to have…
A weeklong online undercover operation to bust child predators looking to have sex with children in Florida ended in the arrests of 22 people, including three Disney World employees, according to authorities. Last month, undercover deputies from the Lake County cyber-crimes unit in central Florida led the sting operation, dubbed “Operation…
Four women were arrested last month in a prostitution sting at the La Quinta Hotel in Lake Mary. Authorities claim the women were arrested after offering sex for hundreds of dollars at the hotel, which is located just off Interstate 4. Undercover deputies apparently met the woman at the hotel…
After a four-hour long jury deliberation, a Clay County man was found guilty of arranging to meet a child for sex by an Alachua County jury on Sept. 13. According to the 8th Circuit State Attorney’s Office, the 33-year-old man was arrested last year as part of an undercover sting…
An Internet sex sting in Tallahassee last month dubbed “Operation April Fools” yielded 20 arrests in 5 days. All of the men arrested are accused of soliciting minors for sex. According to police, 14 of the men showed up in person. Police posed as 12, 13 and 14-year-olds online. According…
Gainesville, FL – The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men this weekend in an Internet sex sting, including the Risk Manager for a University of Florida fraternity and a mechanic. The men, ages 20, 23 and 40, were taken into custody after allegedly engaging in online chats and agreeing…
Bartow, FL – A three-day undercover operation targeting online prostitution ads has resulted in dozens of people being arrested. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation between January 10 and January 13. At the end of the sting, a total of 78 people were arrested, including a porn star…
A 43-year-old elementary school principal was arrested on drug charges Friday after deputies searched his St. Cloud home and allegedly found methamphetamine, marijuana, GHB and drug paraphernalia. Authorities claim the arrest stems from an undercover sting operation. The man allegedly provided an undercover agent with drugs, including methamphetamines. He was…
Whittel & Melton, LLC 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crime Attorneys Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 19 people in an undercover prostitution bust targeting online advertisements. Undercover officials conducted the two-day sting focusing on online ads for prostitution last Thursday and Friday. According to police, both…
Sam Hurd was released from the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Dec. 16 after posting $100,000 cash bail, but the former Bears receiver will now have to look for a job elsewhere. The team decided to cut Hurd on Dec. 16 after reviewing the drug allegations stacked against him. Hurd was…