ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A 29-year-old St. Cloud man, Justin Vancott Harnish, has been federally indicted on charges of trafficking a minor at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) release issued Thursday.
The indictment alleges that between Feb. 28 and March 28, 2025, Vancott-Harnish solicited a minor to “engage in a commercial sex act” while at the Antarctic research station.
The DOJ said the investigation involved the U.S. National Science Foundation and other agencies…