Central Florida Human Trafficking Sting Operation, Sheriff’s Office Arrest Disney Employee and School Teachers

Central Florida Human Trafficking Sting Operation, Sheriff’s Office Arrest Disney Employee and School Teachers
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd speaks at a news conference in Polk County, Florida, on May 29, 2022. Courtesy of Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Naveen Athrappully
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 160 people—including a police officer, a Disney employee, and school teachers—throughout central Florida as part of a seven-day multi-agency undercover prostitution investigation that began on Aug. 30, 2022.

“The online prostitution industry enables traffickers and allows for the continued victimization of those who are being trafficked,” said Sheriff Grady Judd in a press release on Friday. “Our goal is to identify victims, offer them help, and arrest those who are fueling the exploitation of human beings (Johns) and those profiting from the exploitation of human beings.”