Orlando - From January 8th to the 16th of this year Osceola County Sheriffs Department (OCSD) conducted sex sting operations in several counties in Florida.
Known as Operation Red Cheeks, detectives and investigators set-up online profiles as either minors or as a 30-year-old mother with a 13-year-old daughter, all of whom were interested in having sex. Through internet chatrooms, the investigation led to 40 arrests including the three pictured men.
Known as Operation Red Cheeks, detectives and investigators set-up online profiles as either minors or as a 30-year-old mother with a 13-year-old daughter, all of whom were interested in having sex. Through internet chatrooms, the investigation led to 40 arrests including the three pictured men.
Alexander Roy (left), is an eighth-grade math teacher at the Manatee Academy who traveled from Port St. Lucie to Kissimmee to have sex with a mother and her 13-year-old daughter.
PGA professional golfer Stephen Wesley Thomas (center), believed he was chatting with a mother about possibly having sex with her and her 13-year-old daughter as well. The 'mother' was only willing to have sex with Thomas if she could watch him perform sex acts on and with her daughter. When arrested and searched, Thomas was found to have condoms, chocolate pudding, and honey. Thomas has since posted bail.
Bryan Allen Woodard (right), a private swim team coach who coached 200 children, mostly under the age of 18, was arrested for chatting with a '14-year-old' whom he agreed to meet. The Gator Swim Club coach was found in possession of M&M's and aside from discussing graphic sexual acts reportedly told the undercover cop, "younger girls turn me on."
"What is most concerning about this is not that there are so many people out there, but that some of these people work directly with children," said Twis Lizasuain, a spokeswoman for the OCSD.
Ranging in ages from 18-70, most of the suspects came from the central Florida area. Men from Georgia, Alaska, New York, and New Jersey were also caught in separate stings.
Nine students, including one in high school and a student at the Golf Academy of America were also arrested and charged.
Some suspects responded to fake advertisements like "2 for 1 girls on vacation" or "Fun family intimate experience" on the Internet and in most cases the suspects sent inappropriate photos to who they believed was a minor.
Some suspects responded to fake advertisements like "2 for 1 girls on vacation" or "Fun family intimate experience" on the Internet and in most cases the suspects sent inappropriate photos to who they believed was a minor.
Hidden surveillance cameras, internet chat logs, and other evidence were collected in each case and all suspects are charged with an array of offences ranging from traveling to seduce a child to commit a sex act, use of a computer to induce a guardian to facilitate sex with a child, and attempted lewd and lascivious battery.
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