Disney Employees and a Florida Teacher Busted in Enormous Human Trafficking Operation

A Polk County, Florida, undercover investigation led to the arrest of 219 people in a massive human trafficking ring.

Of the 119 prostitutes arrested, many are believed to have been victims of human trafficking.

Of the 119, two suspects were arrested on human trafficking charges.

Disney employees, a teacher, and illegals were involved in the trafficking ring.

This is a terrifying discovery and sheds light on the sprawling problem that America has been facing in recent decades.

Watch the press conference on the operation:

🚨🚨Breaking: School coach, and 3 Disney employees among those arrested in human trafficking sting in Polk County, Florida. 219 people arrested including 35 illegal immigrants. 44 felonies and 242 misdemeanors charged. Operation Traffic Stop was a joint op involving several… pic.twitter.com/wfoUkCQPy8

— Will (@WillSaveTheKids) September 28, 2023

Now more on the story from Fox News:

A Polk County, Florida, human trafficking operation earlier this month led to the arrests of 219 people, including people in the country illegally, a high school teacher, and three Disney employees, according to authorities.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Thursday announced the results of the operation, saying out of 119 prostitutes who were arrested during the operation that began last week, 21 were possible victims of human trafficking.

Two suspects were charged with human trafficking, and both were in the U.S. illegally.

Freddy Escalona, 30, and Maria Guzman, 36, were charged with human trafficking and deriving proceeds from prostitution.

Escalona, police said, lent money to a victim to fix her vehicle, and after she was unable to pay him back, he allegedly forced her into prostitution.

When Escalona drove the victim to the undercover location, he was taken into custody and told detectives he had “several females that he worked,” or who paid him to transport them and keep them safe, Judd said.

Guzman also allegedly trafficked two victims from a hotel in Orlando, setting up their “dates” and profiting from the money they made.

I can only imagine the horrors these women suffered at the hands of these horrible people.

Polk County, Florida sheriff busts a human trafficking operation and arrested 219 people, including people in the country illegally, a high school teacher, and 3 Disney employees.

America…..We have a problem.

— Mark Nantz (@BullseyeBanjo) September 28, 2023

The following tweet as an investigator of information to read up on:

Undercover human trafficking investigation "Operation Traffic Stop" results in 213 arrests in Polk County, Florida.

Some interesting notes from the operation:⁰
• Five suspects were previously arrested by PCSO during a similar undercover operation, and two of those were just…

— 1776Revolutionist (@1776Revolution2) September 29, 2023

Surprise Surprise: Disney employees among 219 arrested in human trafficking operationhttps://t.co/vOu3sJu0Po

— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) September 28, 2023

Now let’s turn it over to the New York Post for the others arrested:

The Vanguard School athletic director Russell Rogers, who also is an Auburndale High School REAL Academy teacher in the county, was arrested for allegedly soliciting a prostitute.

The married father of three was also a former youth football coach, Judd said.

“This dude now is coaching in county jail,” he said. “I can’t believe we want somebody like this around our children.”

Polk County Schools told Fox 13 they were disappointed to learn of the allegations against Rogers and were moving to firing him.

“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,” the school system said in a statement. “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.”

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Among the more shocking allegations in the case involved a father who left behind his 1-year-old daughter to have sex, but allegedly insisted to investigators the baby was being watched by the family dog, Judd said.

Another man brought his 15-year-old daughter he shares with his ex-wife to the area for her birthday, but instead left her in a motel room to have sex somewhere else, he said.

“For her birthday we arrested her dad,” Judd said. “And put him in the jail.”

Two women also dragged a 14-month-old child with them when they went to have sex, Judd alleged. While one woman was busy, the other woman watched the child.

These people deserve to rot in prison.

Human trafficking is a massive problem in America that needs bipartisan support.

I hope we continue to fight this battle and put more pressure on these sadistic people.