17 people have been charged in connection with “Operation Child Protector,” a six-day undercover investigation into child molesters held by numerous authorities, according to WFLA.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has identified 16 suspects from Clewiston, Davenport, Kissimmee, Orlando, Polk City, and Zephyrhills. One was a Los Angeles tourist in the area.
Several Disney World employees were among the perpetrators.
“These are nasty, nasty, nasty people, and when we go through this, understand that obviously, we can’t even use the words they used,” Judd said. “We obviously can’t show you the pictures and the video clips that they sent to what they thought were 13-year-old little girls and little boys.
The defendants face 48 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges in all, with nine of them having prior criminal records.
