On Monday, December 21, 2020, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office concluded a month-long special operation to identify members of the community who possessed and shared child pornography. The operation, called “Operation Guardians of the Innocence VI,” was carried out by undercover detectives from PCSO’s Computer Crimes Unit, and resulted in…
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13 men arrested in Polk County child porn bust
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Thirteen men were arrested in a child pornography bust in Polk County.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, deputies finished a months-long special operation called “Operation Guardians of Innocence VI” on Monday.
“We are committed to protecting our children from those who possess and distribute child pornography,” Sheriff Grady Judd said. “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.”
The 13 men arrested are facing a total of 2,535 charges. They are as follows:
By Gordon Byrd
Dec 22, 2020
WINTER HAVEN So this time we get a high school coach, a youth minister, a youth football coach, a lifeguard and military veterans. all deviants.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd described the 13 men arrested during his latest sweep against those who possess and share child pornography, Operation Guardians of the Innocence VI , carried out by undercover detectives during November and December.
This time, the suspects ranged in age from 20 to 47.
Judd said the victims depicted and abused in the images ranged from 12 year olds, down to small children, toddlers, and babies. The acts depicted, as described by Judd, are in many instances too vile to be repeated in an article meant for a general audience.
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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.