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Former NFL Player Adarius Taylor Arrested in Florida During Human-Trafficking Sting Operation
- Former NFL linebacker Adarius Taylor was arrested in Florida during a human trafficking sting operation in May 2025.
- The arrests resulted from a nine-day multiagency operation named 'Operation Fool Around and Find Out' led by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
- Taylor faced charges of felony negligent child abuse and misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after bringing his six-year-old child and leaving them unattended in his car during the sting.
- The sting arrested 255 individuals, including 141 charged with soliciting prostitution and 36 undocumented migrants from eight countries, while locating four potential human trafficking victims.
- These arrests highlight ongoing law enforcement efforts to combat human trafficking and exploitation in Florida with federal and local collaboration.
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244 Arrested in 9-Day Prostitution Sting Operation in Florida
Officials in a Florida county announced last week that 244 suspects were arrested during a multi-day operation targeting human trafficking. In a statement on May 16, Polk County Sheriff’s officials said that the suspects arrested over nine days were allegedly “involved in illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes.” The office said that federal offices, includin…
7-Year NFL Veteran Arrested As Part Of Massive Human-Trafficking Sting
Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-outside-linebacker-Adarius-Taylor Adarius Taylor, who played linebacker for seven seasons in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns, was arrested as part of a massive human-trafficking sting. He was one of more than 250 people arrested in a multi-agency undercover investigation called “Operation Fool Around and Find Out.” According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, …
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