Polk Sheriff Judd: 8 arrested, including Disney worker and boudoir photographer, in child porn investigation

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd revealed the details Thursday of a recent child pornography investigation that led to eight arrests, including a Disney employee and a boudoir photographer.

During a news conference, Judd described the findings of "Operation May's Monsters" as "some of the most horrific my detectives have ever seen."

They included thousands of images "depicting babies, toddlers, and children being sexually battered, forced to engage in sex acts, or displayed in sexually explicit poses," a news release read.

“All of these people, which is unusual, are from Polk County. They should know better because we’re coming after everyone who does this with a vengeance and we’ll chase you to the ends of the Earth," Judd said.

One 66-year-old man named David Sparks was found with 350 child porn images on a CD, according to the sheriff. They reportedly depicted children between 3 months and 12 years old being sexually battered.

Judd explained that Sparks' wife of 10 years is a retired child protective services worker out of Missouri.

"She had no knowledge of his evil deeds and was absolutely mortified because she spent years and years and years protecting children only to have his secret life destroying children’s lives," he said.

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