POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - A week-long undercover sting targeting human trafficking and online prostitution in Polk County ended with 277 arrests that included doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement officers.
"That's the most we have ever arrested in the history of the sheriff's office," Sheriff Grady Judd said.
"Operation No Tricks, No Treats" started last Tuesday, October 10 and ran through Monday, October 16. During that time, undercover detectives posted fake ads or profiles online posing as prostitutes or someone who solicits prostitutes. Other detectives responded to profiles and ads posted by prostitutes.
According to the sheriff's office, 51 of the arrests were related to those who advertise as prostitutes online and 209 of the arrests were those who solicited undercover detectives posing as prostitutes. Seventeen arrests were made for other offenses.
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Cancer surgeon at Tampa General Hospital
Pediatrician at Health Care Alliance in Wesley Chapel
Teacher from Lake Academy
Active Colonel in the US Marine Corps
Air Force veteran
Retired Broward County deputy sheriff
Retired police officer from Birmingham, Alabama
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[–] fuckdumb 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
Doctors and cops are just people. A certain percent of People do fucked up shit. Their profession doesn’t shield them from being fucked up.
[–] Wheatstone 1 point 5 points 6 points (+6|-1) ago
A retired Broward County Sheriff is one of those arrested!
How does this corrupt department manage to be at the centre of prostitution, trafficking and fraud constantly?
Where is the FBI? Why aren't these racketeering criminals getting raided already?!
[–] Rubydoobydo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Now do the CURRENT Broward County Sheriff.
[–] andrew_jackson ago
Dude, it's a repost you faggot.
[–] codfilet 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Going down that list of names, I noticed that they classified someone with an obvious Hindu/Indian name as a White Male.
[–] MrShekelstein 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This was back in 2017, we need more to happen asap.
[–] Oh_Well_ian 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
again??
[–] ohnoitsaninja ago
no, not again, they just keep reposting this same article from 2017 OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
[–] andrew_jackson ago
Not really. More fake news. Didn't you see:
[–] RampancyLambentRaven 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It's always Florida. You should read about the Cannibal Corpse guitarist.
METAL
[–] andrew_jackson 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Naw, it's fake news. Sex trafficking is a myth.
[–] davebeing ago
Good work on part of law enforcement. Hopefully they are also working to expose and prosecute the established pedovore/sex trafficking networks.
[–] Walk1 ago
It kind of shows you can't trust anyone and that they will use their professionalism to undermine people whenever they can and use it for all kinds of corruption.
[–] RampancyLambentRaven 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
Everything freaky always happens in Florida. Freaky Florida.
[–] andrew_jackson 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
...heh, would be true if it weren't a fucking repost. Come on, man: