Thomas Hicks, 68, of Lakeland, faces numerous charges including human trafficking and using a computer to seduce a child.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) – Law enforcement in Florida apprehended 19 suspects as part of an undercover child predator operation. The suspects are collectively charged with more than 90 crimes.

Santa Claus was arrested in Florida this week as part of a child sex sting operation, and the sheriff there is not holding back. “He’s a pedophile,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told news outlets ...

Santa Claus was arrested in Florida recently as part of a child sex sting operation, and the sheriff there is not holding back. “He’s a pedophile,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told news outlets ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County deputies recently arrested more than a dozen men in a child predator sting, including a Florida man known in the community as Santa Claus. “There’s this fella called ...