Polk County teacher, Disney employees among 219 arrested in human trafficking-focused bust: PCSO

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 83 suspects were arrested for soliciting a prostitute and traveling to the undercover location to negotiate having sex in exchange for money; 17 other suspects were arrested, and of those, five were either deriving proceeds from prostitution or aiding and abetting prostitutes, and eight drove the prostitutes to the undercover location., 21 possible human trafficking victims were identified of the 119 prostitutes arrested in the week-long operation.

The second human trafficker, Freddy Escalona, the sheriff’s office charged is also in the country illegally, according to Sheriff Judd. Sheriff Judd said he lent a woman money and when she couldn’t pay him back, he forced her into prostitution and kept 60-70 percent of the money she made. According to Sheriff Judd, Russell Rogers of Winter Haven, was also arrested. Sheriff Judd said he is an athletic director at Vanguard School and is also a teacher at Auburndale High School REAL Academy. Sheriff Judd says he is married with three children. According to PCSO, he was a head coach at several different locations.

Following Rogers arrest, Polk County Schools stated, "We’re disappointed to learn that one of our employees was engaging in this kind of behavior. Part of being an educator is understanding that you are held to a higher standard for your actions in the classroom, as well as the community. These charges don’t involve students, and Rogers was not on duty as a teacher, but this kind of conduct still has no place in our school system.

Sheriff Judd said deputies reminded him that in the state of Florida, it is illegal to pay prostitutes for sex.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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