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Sheriff Grady Judd is giving details about Operation Child Protector II, an undercover investigation focusing on those who prey upon children online. The Auburndale and Winter Haven Police Departments participated in this investigation, which resulted in 12 suspects arrested for a total of 49 felonies. Four of the suspects traveled to an undercover location to have sex with who they thought were 13 or 15 year old girls. The other 8 suspects had warrants for their arrests after grooming and sending sexually explicit content to who they thought were 13, 14, and 15 year old girls. They were arrested on Polk County warrants and booked into jails in Polk and other counties.

https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/polk-county-news/2022/06/17/twelve-suspects-arrested-during-operation-child-protector-ii-investigation-focusing-on-online-solicitation-of-minors