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“Operation Autumn Sweep” results in 157 arrests, and three other suspects for soliciting children online

(Oct 17, 2024)-During a five-day-long undercover human trafficking operation, which began on October 2, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arrested 157 suspectsinvolved in illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding and abetting prostitutes. Three other suspects were arrested for traveling to sexually batter juveniles.