A Disney World worker was amongst 12 males nabbed by Florida regulation enforcement for allegedly soliciting youngsters for intercourse on-line, officers mentioned.
The suspects, between the ages of 20 and 67, are going through a complete of 49 felony fees following a two-week-long undercover investigation dubbed “Operation Baby Protector II,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced Friday.
Amongst these arrested is 30-year-old Zachary Hudson, who was employed as a bus driver at Disney World, cops mentioned.
Between June 4 and 5, Hudson allegedly exchanged on-line messages with an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old woman.
The detective requested Hudson if he had an issue together with her solely being 15, to which he replied so long as “my being older doesn’t hassle you,” in keeping with authorities. He later reportedly advised her “age is only a quantity.”
The dialog moved to textual content messaging, the place police say Hudson described the sexual acts he desired to do to her. He additionally despatched a nude picture to the woman, cops mentioned.
“What would an operation be — both a pornography investigation or predator operation or human trafficking operation — with no Disney worker? We all the time have a Disney worker,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd advised WKMG-TV.
Police obtained a warrant for Hudson’s arrest and he was taken into custody in Orlando.
He gave the impression to be in his Disney World uniform when he was arrested, a mugshot obtained by the outlet exhibits.
He’s charged with one depend of use of a two-way communication machine to commit a felony and one depend of transmitting materials dangerous to a minor and booked within the Orange County jail.
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