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Thirteen men, including an assistant youth football coach, were arrested in a monthlong investigation into the possession and distribution of child pornography, the Polk County Sheriff s Office said Tuesday.
The operation by undercover detectives with the Sheriff s Office s computer crimes unit ended Monday. It was the same operation that resulted in the arrest of Lakeland High School teacher and varsity soccer coach Shawn Fitzgerald.
“The men arrested in this operation create a market for these kinds of horrific images that are dependent upon the continued sexual abuse and rape of babies and children worldwide, Sheriff Grady Judd said in a news release Tuesday. Each time these images and videos are uploaded and shared these children are victimized again and again. I appreciate the hard work our detectives did that was necessary to file these charges.
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13 Polk County child porn suspects face 2,353 charges
Teacher, little league coach among those arrested
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd pictured alongside mugshots from 13 child pornography suspects. (Polk County Sheriff s Office)
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a monthlong special operation targeting those in the community who share and possess child pornography resulted in the arrest of 13 men who are facing a total of 2,353 charges.
Deputies announced the arrests and charges Tuesday but added that as more forensic searches are conducted on the suspects’ electronic devices, they could face additional charges.
“We are committed to protecting our children from those who possess and distribute child pornography. The men arrested in this operation create a market for these kinds of horrific images that are dependent upon the continued sexual abuse and rape of babies and children worldwide. Each time these images and videos are uploaded and
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Grady Judd: Husbands, veterans and youth football coach among those arrested in child porn operation
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BARTOW, Fla. - Thirteen men some identified as husbands, one is an Air Force veteran, and another is an assistant coach for a youth football team in Polk County all face child porn charges in the latest operation by the sheriff s office, detectives said.
It was the agency s sixth roundup of child pornography suspects under Operation Guardians of Innocence. Sheriff Grady Judd said Tuesday the suspects face over 2,300 charges and collectively face $12.5 million in bond.