âOperation Guardians of the Innocence VIâ nets 13 arrests in Polk County 13 arrested in child porn sting. (Source: PCSO) By ABC7 Staff | December 22, 2020 at 11:42 AM EST - Updated December 22 at 11:42 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sheriff Grady Judd of the Polk County Sheriffâs Office announced the arrest of 13 people in a month-long special operation called the âOperation Guardians of the Innocence VI.â
Warrants in the case were served on Monday. Detectives seized all known electronic communications devices belonging to the suspects, with forensic searches of those devices to follow.
Those searches could turn up additional images and/or videos depicting child pornography and additional charges could be pending.