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Overall, this summer has yielded over 800 arrests, and 42 rescued victims, including children. Here are some of the summer "events." Thanks to the FL cops for dealing with these assholes. 800 is a good catch! and saved 42 lives. So well done.
Hillsborough County Tampa: 148 arrested, 7 victims recovered during Florida human trafficking bust
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Hernando (North of Tampa) ‘They’re monsters’: 8 arrested in Hernando County human trafficking operation
According to the sheriff’s office, the operation began on July 17, with officials posing as 11 to 15-year-olds to communicate and engage in sexual misconduct within Hernando County, with the eight individuals arrested.
“There’s things that we can’t even talk about that I guarantee you would turn your stomach,” said the sheriff.
The sheriff’s office arrested Juan Romero and Jeremy Burke, who traveled to meet an underage person for sexual activity. Another suspect, Sean Dooley, left his job to meet with an underaged minor.
Erick Digaudio, working as a Doordasher, battered a deputy who was posing as a decoy, by grabbing her inappropriately, Sheriff Neinhuis said.
The sheriff’s office also charged Jerry Berrios, the owner of a Hernando County barber shop, and Troy Hartman, who arrived in his Verizon work truck while en route to a service call.
Collier County (West of Lauderdale, on the Gulf)Human trafficking operation yields 11 arrests across 10 Collier businesses
Eleven Collier County massage business employees face charges after authorities say they carried out an illicit massage business bust, focusing on human trafficking.
House Bill 197, which took effect July 1, focuses on identifying victims of human trafficking. The listed charges for the arrested do not indicate human trafficking or prostitution. All those arrested face charges of failing to produce documents. One faces an additional charge of practicing massage without a license.
Polk County (East of Tampa)‘They were going to construct sexual encounters’: More than 200 arrests made in human trafficking operation, including one who was offering construction jobs, police say
Maria Guzman, 36, was one of 216 people arrested in a prostitution sting in Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd said. Guzman faces charges of human trafficking, he said. (Polk County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies in Polk County, Florida, arrested more than 200 people and rescued 21 possible human trafficking victims in a week-long prostitution scheme, Sheriff Grady Judd said Thursday.
Investigators in the operation, dubbed “Traffic Stop 2,” charged people with a total of 44 felonies and 242 misdemeanors. Two people — Maria Guzman, 36, of Orlando, and Freddy Escalona, 30, of Chicago — were arrested on human trafficking and deriving proceeds from prostitution charges.
“Sometimes we work an entire operation without being able to identify human traffickers because the ladies are scared to death of them so we think it’s a big, big deal we were able to charge them with human trafficking,” Judd said.
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