WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Over a dozen arrests were made after suspects thought they were on their way to meet young teenagers to have sex, but it turned out they were communicating with undercover detectives across several agencies in central Florida.
Among those arrested were three Walt Disney World employees, a registered nurse, and a married man visiting from California, officials say.The six-day operation targeted those who use the internet to prey on children, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
In total, 17 suspects face 49 felonies and two misdemeanors. "These are nasty, nasty people," described Sheriff Grady Judd. "We can’t even use the words that they used.