Florida child sex sting: 17 of 17 Disney World employees arrested
At least three Disney World employees were among 17 people arrested in connection with a child sex sting operation in Florida.
Nicknamed “Operation Child Protector,” several of its undercover officers posed as 13- and 14-year-olds on social media and online dating apps between July 27 and August 1.
Undercover officers made contact with each suspect before proposing to meet at a location in Polk County, where they were busted.
According to the sheriff’s office, 26-year-old Kenneth Javier Aquino, a lifeguard at the Animal Kingdom Lodge at Disney World, was arrested while wearing his Disney polo shirt and swimsuit.
Police revealed that Aquino engaged in an online conversation with an officer on social media, posing as a 13-year-old girl, asking for her photos and sending her a candid video of herself.
Jonathan McGrew, 34, a Disney World mentor, was introduced as a 13-year-old girl by an undercover officer. A New York Post report said that he allegedly told the “girl” that he wished he had come and had sex with her and his girlfriend.
The report quoted officials as saying that McGrew also sent explicit videos of him and his girlfriend.
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