KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a news conference at the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday to announce the arrest of 16 child predators following a four-day undercover operation in Central Florida.
According to Uthmeier, the sting, which ran March 18-21, was the most successful Internet Crimes Against Children operation in Osceola County history. It was led by the Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, with support from Homeland Security Investigations, the Orlando Police Department, and the St. Cloud Police Department.
“Each one of these predators was ready and willing to engage in sexual abuse of children, but they were met with undercover officers and handcuffs instead,” Uthmeier said.
According to a news release, the suspects engaged in sexually explicit conversations with undercover officers posing as 13-, 14-, and 15-year-old children through chatrooms and escort websites before traveling to a prearranged meeting location, where they were arrested.
“If you target kids, you are not safe,” Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon said. “You will be hunted, not the hunter.”
The following individuals were arrested and charged:
Luis Colon-Serrano, 37, Venezuela
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Criminal Solicitation
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
James Macrae, 19
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Sroas Tes, 36
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Steven Zamora, 24
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Gary Robinson, 38
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Resisting Arrest
Possession of Cannabis
Naman Kanthwal, 29, India
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Jason Nguyen, 33
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Sheldon Lee, 34
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Possession of Cannabis
Michael Cornell, 36
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Brian Ford Jr., 21
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Wesley Young, 37
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Lance Roberts, 39
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence
Joseph Grausso, 41
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Jason Snow, 19
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Ivan Gonzalez De Jesus, 27
Travel to Meet a Child
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Lewd and Lascivious Battery
Criminal Attempted Felony
Cause Child to Commit Act Contributing to Delinquency of a Minor
Nicolas Velasquez, 35
Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Harmful Explicit Communication to a Minor
Criminal Attempted Felony
Transmission of Harmful Materials of a Minor (x5)
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